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Price et al v. Synapse Group, Inc. et al

MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim

58 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 267,813 times   281 Legal Analyses
    Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 280,791 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

  3. Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins

    578 U.S. 330 (2016)   Cited 8,255 times   444 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a statutory violation, without more, did not give rise to Article III standing

  4. Navarro v. Block

    250 F.3d 729 (9th Cir. 2001)   Cited 5,829 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that dismissal is proper where there is "an absence of sufficient facts alleged to support a cognizable legal theory"

  5. Kearns v. Ford Motor Co.

    567 F.3d 1120 (9th Cir. 2009)   Cited 2,359 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that circumstances constituting fraud must be stated with particularity

  6. Kwikset Corp. v. Superior Court

    51 Cal.4th 310 (Cal. 2011)   Cited 1,624 times   27 Legal Analyses
    Holding "the standards for establishing standing under section 17204 and eligibility for restitution under section 17203 are wholly distinct"

  7. Cel-Tech Communications, Inc. v. Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co.

    20 Cal.4th 163 (Cal. 1999)   Cited 2,487 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"

  8. Chapman v. Pier 1 Imports

    631 F.3d 939 (9th Cir. 2011)   Cited 1,232 times
    Holding plaintiff lacks standing to challenge barriers he has not encountered

  9. In re Tobacco II Cases

    46 Cal.4th 298 (Cal. 2009)   Cited 1,230 times   35 Legal Analyses
    Holding class representatives had standing to challenge common marketing of cigarettes despite differences in the advertisements or statements on which class members relied

  10. Ebner v. Fresh, Inc.

    818 F.3d 799 (9th Cir. 2016)   Cited 530 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "claims under the California consumer protection statutes are governed by the ‘reasonable consumer’ test"

  11. Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 12   Cited 362,607 times   962 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

  12. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 164,455 times   197 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

  13. Section 17200 - Unfair competition defined

    Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200   Cited 18,446 times   316 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting unlawful business practices

  14. Section 1750 - Title of act

    Cal. Civ. Code § 1750   Cited 2,777 times   69 Legal Analyses

    This title may be cited as the Consumers Legal Remedies Act. Ca. Civ. Code § 1750 Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1550.

  15. Section 17204 - Actions for Injunctions by Attorney General, District Attorney, County Counsel, and City Attorneys

    Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17204   Cited 998 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing a private right of action for equitable relief by those who have "lost money or property as a result of . . . unfair competition"

  16. Section 1780 - Action by consumer; remedies; senior citizens or disabled persons; costs and attorney's fees

    Cal. Civ. Code § 1780   Cited 663 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Granting standing to consumers who have suffered damage "as a result of" a violation

  17. Section 17535 - Injunctive relief

    Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17535   Cited 376 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Granting the city attorney authority to sue under the FAL in terms largely identical to those used in the UCL

  18. Section 17600 - Legislative intent

    Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17600   Cited 51 times   24 Legal Analyses
    Noting "the intent of the [l]egislature to end the practice of ongoing charging of consumer . . . accounts without the consumers' explicit consent"

  19. Section 17601 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Definitions

    Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17601   Cited 23 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Defining consumer

  20. Section 17604 - Violation not crime; civil remedies

    Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17604   Cited 9 times

    (a) Notwithstanding Section 17534, a violation of this article shall not be a crime. However, all available civil remedies that apply to a violation of this article may be employed. (b) If a business complies with the provisions of this article in good faith, it shall not be subject to civil remedies. Ca. Bus. and Prof'l. Code § 17604 Added by Stats 2009 ch 350 (SB 340),s 1, eff. 1/1/2010.