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
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 where a defendant has not made an affirmative misrepresentation, a plaintiff must allege the existence of an unreasonable safety hazard and a causal connection between the defect and the hazard
223 Cal.App.4th 221 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014) Cited 260 times
Holding that the plaintiff could not state a claim for conversion because it neither owned nor possessed a $3-million deposit it paid to the defendant, and because it transferred title to the deposit at the time of payment, despite separate contractual rights to recovery of the deposit
758 F. Supp. 2d 1077 (S.D. Cal. 2010) Cited 124 times
Holding that defendant was free to move for dismissal of entire amended complaint, including claim that had already withstood a previous motion to dismiss
Holding "action for unjust enrichment does not lie where . . . express binding agreements exist and define the parties' rights"; characterizing claim based on unjust enrichment as "quasi-contract" claim