30 Cited authorities

  1. Vess v. Ciba-Geigy Corp. USA

    317 F.3d 1097 (9th Cir. 2003)   Cited 4,282 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Rule 9(b) pleading standards apply to California CLRA, FAL, and UCL claims because, though fraud is not an essential element of those statutes, a plaintiff alleges a fraudulent course of conduct as the basis of those claims
  2. Eitel v. McCool

    782 F.2d 1470 (9th Cir. 1986)   Cited 4,935 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "an unqualified oral stipulation of dismissal made in open court satisfies Rule 41, even where no formal stipulation was signed by the parties"
  3. PepsiCo, Inc. v. California Security Cans

    238 F. Supp. 2d 1172 (C.D. Cal. 2002)   Cited 1,757 times
    Holding that failure to grant default judgment would prejudice plaintiffs by leaving them without other recourse for recovery
  4. Fair Hous. of Marin v. Combs

    285 F.3d 899 (9th Cir. 2002)   Cited 1,085 times
    Holding that an organizational plaintiff had standing because it "showed a drain on its resources" caused by combating housing violations
  5. Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Castworld Products, Inc.

    219 F.R.D. 494 (C.D. Cal. 2003)   Cited 893 times
    Holding that a statutory damages award can exceed actual damages because statutory damages also have a deterrence function
  6. 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
  7. Antoine v. Atlas Turner, Inc.

    66 F.3d 105 (6th Cir. 1995)   Cited 576 times
    Holding that default judgment "does not resolve issues relating to damages"
  8. Playboy Enterprises v. Netscape Comm

    354 F.3d 1020 (9th Cir. 2004)   Cited 212 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that infringement could be based on defendant's insertion of unidentified banner ads on C-user's search-results page
  9. Peer International Corp. v. Pausa Records, Inc.

    909 F.2d 1332 (9th Cir. 1990)   Cited 267 times
    Holding that the Court has discretion to determine the amount of statutory damages to be awarded
  10. Jackson v. Sturkie

    No. C 97-0506 VRW (N.D. Cal. Mar. 28, 2003)   Cited 146 times
    Holding that a total of almost 70 hours — 57.5 for attorney and 10.3 for legal assistant — was reasonable in copyright infringement default judgment action
  11. Rule 4 - Summons

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 4   Cited 71,368 times   127 Legal Analyses
    Holding that if defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court—on a motion, or on its own following notice to the plaintiff—must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made by a certain time
  12. Rule 55 - Default; Default Judgment

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 55   Cited 34,084 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Adopting similar language for acquiring default judgment against the United States
  13. Section 17200 - Unfair competition defined

    Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200   Cited 18,123 times   315 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting unlawful business practices
  14. Section 1125 - False designations of origin, false descriptions, and dilution forbidden

    15 U.S.C. § 1125   Cited 15,533 times   324 Legal Analyses
    Holding "the person who asserts trade dress protection has the burden of proving that the matter sought to be protected is not functional"
  15. Section 1114 - Remedies; infringement; innocent infringement by printers and publishers

    15 U.S.C. § 1114   Cited 8,062 times   90 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable "Any person who shall, without the consent of the registrant — use in commerce any reproduction . . . of a registered mark . . . in connection with which such use is likely to cause confusion."
  16. Section 1117 - Recovery for violation of rights

    15 U.S.C. § 1117   Cited 5,012 times   149 Legal Analyses
    Granting district courts significant discretion to award damages for a violation of § 1125
  17. Section 1030 - Fraud and related activity in connection with computers

    18 U.S.C. § 1030   Cited 3,298 times   409 Legal Analyses
    Holding cellular phones are protected
  18. Section 502 - Remedies for infringement: Injunctions

    17 U.S.C. § 502   Cited 1,469 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing a court to enter a temporary injunction "on such terms as it may deem reasonable to prevent or restrain infringement of copyright"
  19. Section 1201 - Circumvention of copyright protection systems

    17 U.S.C. § 1201   Cited 567 times   32 Legal Analyses
    Making it a violation to "circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under [the Copyright Act]"
  20. Section 502 - Unauthorized access to computers, computer systems, and computer data

    Cal. Pen. Code § 502   Cited 416 times   22 Legal Analyses
    Granting standing to the owner or lessee of the computer, computer system, computer network, computer program, or data who suffers damage or loss