36 Cited authorities

Cel-Tech Communications, Inc. v. Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co.
20 Cal.4th 163 (Cal. 1999) Cited 2,452 times 22 Legal Analyses
Holding 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"
Korea Supply Co. v. Lockheed Martin Corp.
29 Cal.4th 1134 (Cal. 2003) Cited 1,679 times 17 Legal Analyses
Holding that plaintiff cannot recover damages under Cal. Bus. Prof. Code § 17200 unless plaintiff has "an ownership interest in the money it seeks to recover"
Lazar v. Superior Court
12 Cal.4th 631 (Cal. 1996) Cited 1,680 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that justifiable reliance is a required element of a fraud claim
Aubry v. Tri-City Hospital Dist.
2 Cal.4th 962 (Cal. 1992) Cited 1,191 times 1 Legal Analyses
In Aubry, supra, 42 Cal.App.4th 579 at pages 587 through 588, 49 Cal.Rptr.2d 703, the court, citing language from Labor Council, held the Regents were not required to pay private contractors the prevailing wage under section 1770 et seq., which applies to public works, for the construction of student and staff housing.
Robinson Helicopter Co. v. Dana Corp.
34 Cal.4th 979 (Cal. 2004) Cited 758 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding the "narrow" exception to the economic loss rule is "limited to a defendant's affirmative misrepresentations on which a plaintiff relies and which expose a plaintiff to liability for personal damages."
Durell v. Sharp Healthcare
183 Cal.App.4th 1350 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010) Cited 543 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that actual reliance is an element of CUCL claims under the unlawful prong
Careau & Co. v. Security Pacific Business Credit, Inc.
222 Cal.App.3d 1371 (Cal. Ct. App. 1990) Cited 933 times
Holding that a claim for breach of the implied covenant may be disregarded if it rests on the same set of facts as a claim for breach of contract
Rakestraw v. California Physicians' Service
81 Cal.App.4th 39 (Cal. Ct. App. 2000) Cited 484 times
Requiring party to "clearly and specifically set forth the ‘applicable substantive law’ and the legal basis for amendment, i.e., the elements of the cause of action and authority for it," and all specific factual allegations for the claim
Cantu v. Resolution Trust Corp.
4 Cal.App.4th 857 (Cal. Ct. App. 1992) Cited 516 times
Holding that "intentional infliction of emotional distress is an injury to the person"
Tarmann v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
2 Cal.App.4th 153 (Cal. Ct. App. 1991) Cited 494 times
Holding that, when suing a corporate defendant for fraud, a plaintiff must include “the names of the persons who made the allegedly fraudulent representations, their authority to speak, to whom they spoke, what they said or wrote, and when it was said or written”
Section 430.10 - Grounds for objection by party against whom complaint or cross-complaint filed
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 430.10 Cited 1,043 times
Explaining "[t]he party against whom a complaint ... has been filed may object, by demurrer ..., to the pleading" on the basis that "[t]he pleading does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action"
Section 430.41 - Meeting required before filing demurrer
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 430.41 Cited 82 times
Addressing meet and confer conferences following grant of demurrer with leave to amend; "Nothing in this section prohibits the court from ordering a conference on its own motion at any time or prevents a party from requesting that the court order a conference to be held"

Adan Alvarez Services & Maintenance vs. Jansan Facility Solutions, Inc.

36 Cited authorities

Holding 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"

Holding that plaintiff cannot recover damages under Cal. Bus. Prof. Code § 17200 unless plaintiff has "an ownership interest in the money it seeks to recover"

Holding that justifiable reliance is a required element of a fraud claim

Holding the "narrow" exception to the economic loss rule is "limited to a defendant's affirmative misrepresentations on which a plaintiff relies and which expose a plaintiff to liability for personal damages."

Holding that actual reliance is an element of CUCL claims under the unlawful prong

Holding that a claim for breach of the implied covenant may be disregarded if it rests on the same set of facts as a claim for breach of contract

Requiring party to "clearly and specifically set forth the ‘applicable substantive law’ and the legal basis for amendment, i.e., the elements of the cause of action and authority for it," and all specific factual allegations for the claim

Holding that "intentional infliction of emotional distress is an injury to the person"

Holding that, when suing a corporate defendant for fraud, a plaintiff must include “the names of the persons who made the allegedly fraudulent representations, their authority to speak, to whom they spoke, what they said or wrote, and when it was said or written”

Explaining "[t]he party against whom a complaint ... has been filed may object, by demurrer ..., to the pleading" on the basis that "[t]he pleading does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action"

Addressing meet and confer conferences following grant of demurrer with leave to amend; "Nothing in this section prohibits the court from ordering a conference on its own motion at any time or prevents a party from requesting that the court order a conference to be held"