Hunt v. Washington Apple Advertising Comm'n

Holding that North Carolina's statute banning state grading of apples was discriminatory even though six other states also had no state grading

Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indem. Co.

Holding that bidders at a county tax-lien auction plausibly alleged RICO proximate causation when they lost to a competing bidder who lied to the county about complying with the auction's rules

Sanchez v. Monumental Life Ins. Co

Holding that defendants bears the burden to show that removal is proper

Lowdermilk v. U.S. Bank

Holding that damage waivers were valid and effective unless the defendant could prove to a "legal certainty" that damages exceeded $5,000,000

Cohn v. Petsmart, Inc.

Holding that a settlement demand was sufficient to satisfy the amount in controversy where plaintiff made no attempt to disavow the letter or offer contrary evidence

IN RE FORD MOTOR CO./CITIBANK, N.A.

Holding that “the amount in controversy requirement cannot be satisfied by showing that the fixed administrative costs of compliance exceed $ 75,000” because to hold otherwise would be “fundamentally violative of the principle underlying the jurisdictional amount requirement—to keep small diversity suits out of federal court”

Living Designs, Inc. v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours and Co.

Holding that the elements of a civil RICO claim include causal injury to a plaintiff's "business or property"

Galt G/S v. JSS Scandinavia

Holding that attorney's fees can be counted toward the amount in controversy requirement when a statute allows such fees

Grimmett v. Brown

Holding “error to equate” a situation where “the injury is speculative because it is not known whether it will occur at all” to a situation where “the injury has occurred and is known, but it is speculative whether the damages might be reduced or even eliminated by alternative recovery efforts”

Lealao v. Beneficial California, Inc.

Noting the same for state law claims in cases involving a common fund

Section 17200 - Unfair competition defined

Prohibiting unlawful business practices

Section 1962 - Prohibited activities

Specifying prohibited activities

Section 1961 - Definitions

Defining what the terms “person” and “enterprise” include

Section 1341 - Frauds and swindles

Relating to mail fraud

Section 1964 - Civil remedies

Granting civil remedies for RICO violation

Section 1750 - Title of act

Section 17500 - Untrue or misleading advertising

Requiring action that originated in California to effect consumers in another state

Section 1021.5 - Attorney's fees in action resulting in enforcement of important right affecting public interest

Providing that "a court may award" attorney's fees "to a successful party "

Section 17203 - Injunctive relief

Requiring that an individual plead that she lost "money or property" because of the alleged deceptive conduct

Section 1760 - Liberal construction and application

Stating the purpose of the CLRA is "to protect consumers against unfair and deceptive business practices"