44 Cited authorities

  1. Navellier v. Sletten

    29 Cal.4th 82 (Cal. 2002)   Cited 1,918 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding a claim for relief filed in federal district court is protected activity
  2. Bolger v. Youngs Drug Products Corp.

    463 U.S. 60 (1983)   Cited 747 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Holding ban on "unsolicited advertisements for contraceptives" was not narrowly tailored to interest in "aiding parents' efforts to discuss birth control with their children."
  3. In re Glenfed, Inc. Securities Litigation

    42 F.3d 1541 (9th Cir. 1994)   Cited 1,713 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that plaintiffs may not "merely proclaim in the most conclusory of fashion that the defendants made false statements."
  4. Consolidated Edison Co. v. Public Serv. Comm'n

    447 U.S. 530 (1980)   Cited 594 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding content-based a regulation that barred utility company bill inserts expressing "opinions or viewpoints on controversial issues of public policy" but did not bar "topics that are not `controversial issues of public policy'"
  5. Sanford v. Memberworks, Inc.

    625 F.3d 550 (9th Cir. 2010)   Cited 775 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 9(b), RICO fraud allegations must be stated with particularity
  6. Varian Medical Systems, Inc. v. Delfino

    35 Cal.4th 180 (Cal. 2005)   Cited 640 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "a proceeding affects the effectiveness of the appeal if the very purpose of the appeal is to avoid the need for that proceeding"
  7. Durell v. Sharp Healthcare

    183 Cal.App.4th 1350 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010)   Cited 535 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that actual reliance is an element of CUCL claims under the unlawful prong
  8. Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson

    343 U.S. 495 (1952)   Cited 628 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that movies are a protected form of speech
  9. Birdsong v. Apple

    590 F.3d 955 (9th Cir. 2009)   Cited 316 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that hypothetical injury was insufficient for standing
  10. Hunt v. City of Los Angeles

    638 F.3d 703 (9th Cir. 2011)   Cited 275 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that plaintiffs' sale of shea butter and incense was not "fully protected speech" because they "are selling items that have a predominantly utilitarian, not an expressive, purpose and do not incorporate artwork created by Plaintiffs"
  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 345,529 times   922 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  12. Section 17200 - Unfair competition defined

    Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200   Cited 17,824 times   315 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting unlawful business practices
  13. Section 17500 - Untrue or misleading advertising

    Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17500   Cited 2,656 times   64 Legal Analyses
    Requiring action that originated in California to effect consumers in another state
  14. Section 1770 - [Operative 7/1/2024]

    Cal. Civ. Code § 1770   Cited 699 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting "unfair or deceptive acts or practices"