Ashcroft v. Iqbal

Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

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

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

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"

Cooper v. Pickett

Holding that where complaint asserting claims of improper revenue recognition identified some of the defrauded customers, the type of conduct, the general time frame, and why the conduct was fraudulent, it was "not fatal to the complaint that it [did] not describe in detail a single specific transaction . . . by customer, amount, and precise method"

Neubronner v. Milken

Holding that Rule 9(b)'s purpose is "to prevent the filing of a complaint as a pretext for the discovery of unknown wrongs" and finding the Section 20A insufficiently pled because it lacked "facts [such] as the times, dates, places" or "allegations on information and belief . . . [to] state the factual basis for the belief"

Bardin v. Daimlerchrysler Corp.

Holding that the use of less expensive tubular steel exhaust manifolds did not violate public policy because the defendant made no representation about the composition of the manifolds and the plaintiffs did not allege a safety concern or a violation of the warranty

Coastal Abstract Service v. First Amer. Title

Holding actionable under § 43(B) a statement that an escrow agent was not paying his bills

Morgan v. AT&T Wireless Services Inc.

Holding "a fraudulent business practice is one that is likely to deceive members of the public"

Weinstat v. Dentsply International, Inc.

Holding that "the concept of reliance has been purposefully abandoned" for express warranty claims under the California UCC

In re iPhone Application Litig

Holding that iOS devices such as iPhones are not "facilities" under the SCA

Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Rule 9 - Pleading Special Matters

Requiring that fraud be pleaded with particularity

Section 1750 - Title of act

Section 2313 - Express warranties by affirmation, promise, description, sample

Stating that an express warranty is a "promise made by the seller to the buyer which relates to the goods"

Section 1761 - Definitions

Defining “consumer” under the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act as “an individual who seeks or acquires, by purchase or lease, any goods or services for personal, family, or household purposes”