Cel-Tech Communications, Inc. v. Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co.
20 Cal.4th 163 (Cal. 1999) Cited 2,467 times 22 Legal AnalysesHolding that for an act to be "unfair," it must "threaten" a violation of law or "violate the policy or spirit of one of those laws because its effects are comparable to or the same as a violation of the law"
Lazar v. Superior Court
12 Cal.4th 631 (Cal. 1996) Cited 1,686 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that justifiable reliance is a required element of a fraud claim
Durell v. Sharp Healthcare
183 Cal.App.4th 1350 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010) Cited 547 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that actual reliance is an element of CUCL claims under the unlawful prong
Telesaurus VPC, LLC v. Power
623 F.3d 998 (9th Cir. 2010) Cited 422 timesHolding that a plaintiff should have leave to amend where such an amendment would not be futile
Troyk v. Farmers Group, Inc.
171 Cal.App.4th 1305 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009) Cited 339 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that payment of extra money as a result of the defendant's action was sufficient for standing
Chabner v. United of Omaha Life Ins. Co.
225 F.3d 1042 (9th Cir. 2000) Cited 434 timesHolding that the Unruh Act prohibits an insurance company from imposing unreasonable pricing differentials based on an applicant's disability
Smith v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.
93 Cal.App.4th 700 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001) Cited 396 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding the unlawful prong forbids "anything that can be properly called a business practice and that at the same time is forbidden by law"
Sybersound Records, Inc. v. UAV Corp.
517 F.3d 1137 (9th Cir. 2008) Cited 327 times 4 Legal AnalysesHolding that the licensing status of a copyrighted recording does not give rise to a claim under § 1125(B)
Spinks v. Equity Residential Briarwood Apartments
171 Cal.App.4th 1004 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009) Cited 309 times 1 Legal AnalysesReversing fee award where summary judgment is reversed
Rosenfeld v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
732 F. Supp. 2d 952 (N.D. Cal. 2010) Cited 296 timesHolding that injunctive relief is a remedy and not, in itself a cause of action
Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 Cited 23,110 times 16 Legal AnalysesProviding for service via CM/ECF Systems
Section 17200 - Unfair competition defined
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 Cited 18,278 times 315 Legal AnalysesProhibiting unlawful business practices
Rule 19 - Required Joinder of Parties
Fed. R. Civ. P. 19 Cited 9,745 times 55 Legal AnalysesHolding a person must be joined if disposing the action in the person's absence may leave an existing party subject to a "substantial" risk of incurring inconsistent obligations
Section 338 - Liability created by statute; trespass or injury to real property; taking, detaining or injuring goods or chattels; fraud or mistake; bond of public official; notary's bond; slander of title; section 17536, Business and Professions Code; Water Quality Control Act; Section 19, Article 1, California Constitution; division 26, Health and Safety Code; sections 1603.1, 1615, 5650.1, Fish and Game Code; validity of special tax levy; section 51.7, Civil code; violation of FPA or Forestry and Fire Protection rules and regulations; section 26038, Business and Professions code
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338 Cited 1,534 timesEstablishing three-year statute of limitations for California fraud claim
Section 17204 - Actions for Injunctions by Attorney General, District Attorney, County Counsel, and City Attorneys
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17204 Cited 987 times 4 Legal AnalysesAuthorizing a private right of action for equitable relief by those who have "lost money or property as a result of . . . unfair competition"
Section 761.020 - Requirements of complaint
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 761.020 Cited 450 timesProviding elements of an action for quiet title
Section 3399 - Generally
Cal. Civ. Code § 3399 Cited 369 times 1 Legal AnalysesSetting forth when a contract may be revised