53 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 251,785 times   279 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable
  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 265,756 times   364 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "
  3. BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore

    517 U.S. 559 (1996)   Cited 2,845 times   42 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a $2 million punitive damages award was "grossly excessive" and therefore exceeded the constitutional limit
  4. Kwikset Corp. v. Superior Court

    51 Cal.4th 310 (Cal. 2011)   Cited 1,559 times   27 Legal Analyses
    Holding "the standards for establishing standing under section 17204 and eligibility for restitution under section 17203 are wholly distinct"
  5. Wigod v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

    673 F.3d 547 (7th Cir. 2012)   Cited 1,046 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that HAMP does not preempt breach of contract, common fraudulent representation, or state law consumer fraud statutory claims
  6. Pisciotta v. Old National Bancorp

    499 F.3d 629 (7th Cir. 2007)   Cited 762 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, under Indiana state law, "allegations of increased risk of future identity theft . . . [are not] a harm that the law is prepared to remedy"
  7. Davis v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A.

    691 F.3d 1152 (9th Cir. 2012)   Cited 642 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a "district court's decision to incorporate by reference documents into complaint shall be reviewed for an abuse of discretion"
  8. Robinson v. Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

    201 Ill. 2d 403 (Ill. 2002)   Cited 510 times
    Holding that an unfairness determination should consider: " whether the practice offends public policy; whether it is immoral, unethical, oppressive, or unscrupulous; whether it causes substantial injury to consumers"
  9. Saunders v. Superior Court

    27 Cal.App.4th 832 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994)   Cited 544 times
    Finding that aiding and abetting requires actual knowledge
  10. Loeffler v. Target Corp.

    58 Cal.4th 1081 (Cal. 2014)   Cited 246 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an alleged overcollection of tax could not serve as a predicate for a California consumer protection claim when a business acted in conformity with governing taxing statutes
  11. Section 17200 - Unfair competition defined

    Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200   Cited 17,800 times   315 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting unlawful business practices
  12. Section 815 ILCS 505/1

    815 ILCS 505/1   Cited 2,166 times   14 Legal Analyses
    Defining "consumer" as "any person who purchases or contracts for the purchase of merchandise not for resale in the ordinary course of his trade or business but for his use or that of a member of his household"
  13. Section 319 - Lottery defined

    Cal. Pen. Code § 319   Cited 63 times
    Regarding lotteries
  14. Section 330b - Unlawful manufacture or operation of slot machine or device

    Cal. Pen. Code § 330b   Cited 45 times   8 Legal Analyses

    (a) It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, repair, own, store, possess, sell, rent, lease, let on shares, lend or give away, transport, or expose for sale or lease, or to offer to repair, sell, rent, lease, let on shares, lend or give away, or permit the operation, placement, maintenance, or keeping of, in any place, room, space, or building owned, leased, or occupied, managed, or controlled by that person, any slot machine or device, as defined in this section. It is unlawful for any person

  15. Section 720 ILCS 5/28-8 - Gambling losses recoverable

    720 ILCS 5/28-8   Cited 19 times   4 Legal Analyses

    (a) Any person who by gambling shall lose to any other person, any sum of money or thing of value, amounting to the sum of $50 or more and shall pay or deliver the same or any part thereof, may sue for and recover the money or other thing of value, so lost and paid or delivered, in a civil action against the winner thereof, with costs, in the circuit court. No person who accepts from another person for transmission, and transmits, either in his own name or in the name of such other person, any order

  16. Section 432.203 - Casino gaming authorized

    Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.203   Cited 13 times

    (1) Casino gaming is authorized to the extent that it is conducted in accordance with this act. (2) Except as provided in subsection (5), this act does not apply to any of the following: (a) The pari-mutuel system of wagering used or intended to be used in connection with race meetings as authorized under the horse racing law of 1995, 1995 PA 279, MCL 431.301 to 431.336. (b) Lottery games authorized under the McCauley-Traxler-Law-Bowman-McNeely lottery act, 1972 PA 239, MCL 432.1 to 432.47. (c) Bingo

  17. Section 750.303 - Keeping or maintaining gaming room, gaming table, or game of skill or chance for hire, gain, or reward; accessory; applicability of subsection (1) to mechanical amusement device, slot machine, or crane game; "slot machine" and "crane game" defined; notice

    Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.303   Cited 13 times   1 Legal Analyses

    (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person who for hire, gain, or reward, keeps or maintains a gaming room, gaming table, game of skill or chance, or game partly of skill and partly of chance, used for gaming, or who permits a gaming room, or gaming table, or game to be kept, maintained, or played on premises occupied or controlled by the person, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or a fine of not more than $1,000.00. A person who aids

  18. Section 600.2939 - Gaming; action by loser; oath of parties; prosecution according to common law; forfeiture; limitation; securities; lands enuring of benefit

    Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2939   Cited 10 times   3 Legal Analyses

    (1) In any suit brought by the person losing any money or goods, against the person receiving the same, when it appears from the complaint that the money or goods came to the hands of the defendant by gaming, if the plaintiff makes oath before the court in which such suit is pending, that the money or goods were lost by gaming with the defendant as alleged in the complaint, judgment shall be rendered that the plaintiff recovered damages to the amount of the said money or goods, unless the defendant

  19. Section 815 ILCS 525/20 - No payment required

    815 ILCS 525/20   Cited 6 times   3 Legal Analyses

    (a) No sponsor may require a person in this State to pay the sponsor money as a condition of awarding the person a prize, or as a condition of allowing the person to receive, use, compete for, or obtain information about a prize. (b) A sponsor shall not represent that a person has won or unconditionally will be the winner of a prize or represent that he or she has won a prize, unless all of the following conditions are met: (1) the person is given the prize without obligation; (2) the person is notified

  20. Section 815 ILCS 525/40 - Violations

    815 ILCS 525/40   Cited 4 times

    (a) Nothing in this Act may be construed to permit an activity otherwise prohibited by law. (b) Enforcement by consumer. A consumer who suffers loss by reason of any intentional violation of any provision of this Act may bring a civil action to enforce that provision. A consumer who is successful in such an action shall recover the greater of $500 or twice the amount of the pecuniary loss, reasonable attorney's fees, and court costs incurred by bringing such action. (c) Enforcement by Attorney General