19 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 263,477 times 281 Legal Analyses
Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 276,716 times 369 Legal Analyses
Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing
Guz v. Bechtel National, Inc.
24 Cal.4th 317 (Cal. 2000) Cited 3,301 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that an implied covenant "cannot be endowed with an existence independent of its contractual underpinnings. It cannot impose substantive duties or limits on the contracting parties beyond those incorporated in the specific terms of their agreement."
Korea Supply Co. v. Lockheed Martin Corp.
29 Cal.4th 1134 (Cal. 2003) Cited 1,692 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"
Khoury v. Maly's of California, Inc.
14 Cal.App.4th 612 (Cal. Ct. App. 1993) Cited 385 times
Holding that " demurrer for uncertainty is strictly construed, even where a complaint is in some respects uncertain, because ambiguities can be clarified under modern discovery procedures."
CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. Werner Enters., Inc.
479 F.3d 1099 (9th Cir. 2007) Cited 178 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that plaintiff adequately stated UCL claim by alleging that defendant engaged in intentional interference with plaintiff's employment contracts
Hilderman v. Enea Teksci, Inc.
551 F. Supp. 2d 1183 (S.D. Cal. 2008) Cited 33 times
Holding that there was an issue of fact with respect to whether pricing information was trade secret information
Goddard v. Google, Inc.
640 F. Supp. 2d 1193 (N.D. Cal. 2009) Cited 29 times
Rejecting claim that Google's "Keyword Tool" — which provides options that advertisers can adopt or reject at their discretion — created liability for subsequent postings by the advertisers of false or misleading advertisements
Wisc. Inv. BD v. Peerless Sys. Corp.
Civil Action No. 17637 (Del. Ch. Dec. 4, 2000) Cited 19 times
Abstaining from ruling on issue of compelling justification at summary judgment stage but noting that "justifications offered ... collectively provide some hope or reasonable possibility for satisfying the onerous compelling justification burden."
Lewis v. Taylor
2010 WL 3785109 (S.D. Ohio 2010) Cited 7 times
Determining that the plaintiff set forth sufficient factual allegations in his complaint from which the court could plausibly infer a valid claim for relief
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 162,084 times 197 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Section 17200 - Unfair competition defined
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 Cited 18,266 times 315 Legal Analyses
Prohibiting unlawful business practices

Block v. eBay, Inc

19 Cited authorities

Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing

Holding that an implied covenant "cannot be endowed with an existence independent of its contractual underpinnings. It cannot impose substantive duties or limits on the contracting parties beyond those incorporated in the specific terms of their agreement."

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 " demurrer for uncertainty is strictly construed, even where a complaint is in some respects uncertain, because ambiguities can be clarified under modern discovery procedures."

Holding that plaintiff adequately stated UCL claim by alleging that defendant engaged in intentional interference with plaintiff's employment contracts

Holding that there was an issue of fact with respect to whether pricing information was trade secret information

Rejecting claim that Google's "Keyword Tool" — which provides options that advertisers can adopt or reject at their discretion — created liability for subsequent postings by the advertisers of false or misleading advertisements

Abstaining from ruling on issue of compelling justification at summary judgment stage but noting that "justifications offered ... collectively provide some hope or reasonable possibility for satisfying the onerous compelling justification burden."

Determining that the plaintiff set forth sufficient factual allegations in his complaint from which the court could plausibly infer a valid claim for relief

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Prohibiting unlawful business practices