ucl - remedies in general

Another new federal nationwide class certification decision: Parkinson v. Hyundai Motor America

Kimberly A. Kralowec
January 06, 2009 01:38

Nationwide class certification was recently granted in another UCL and CLRA auto defect case, Parkinson v. Hyundai Motor America, 2008 WL 5233200 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 12, 2008). In that case, as in another recent decision, the court (Chief Judge Alicemarie...

New federal decision on UCL's extraterritorial operation: In re Mattel, Inc.

Kimberly A. Kralowec
December 18, 2008 01:27

In In re Mattel, Inc., ___ F.Supp.2d ___, 2008 WL 5147996 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 8, 2008), the court (Judge Dale S. Fischer) addressed the UCL's (and the CLRA's) extraterritorial reach and narrowly interpred the Ninth Ciruict's opinion in Sullivan v....

Trials of both equitable and legal claims: Hoopes v. Dolan

Kimberly A. Kralowec
November 19, 2008 14:23

We all know that UCL claims are equitable and tried to the judge, not a jury. Yet UCL claims are frequently brought in the same lawsuit along with legal claims, such as CLRA claims, that carry a jury trial right....We all know that UCL claims are equitable and tried to the judge, not a jury. Yet...

Recent federal UCL aiding and abetting decision: Plascencia v. Lending 1st Mortgage

Kimberly A. Kralowec
November 14, 2008 19:38

In Plascencia v. Lending 1st Mortgage, ___ F.Supp.2d ___, 2008 WL 4544357 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 30, 2008), the court (Judge Claudia Wilken) denied a defendant's motion to dismiss a UCL claim. The motion was based on the argument that defendants...In Plascencia v. Lending 1st Mortgage, ___ F.Supp.2d ___,...

New Ninth Circuit decision on the UCL's extraterritorial operation: Sullivan v. Oracle Corp.

Kimberly A. Kralowec
November 13, 2008 20:35

In Sullivan v. Oracle Corp., ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. Nov. 6, 2008), the Ninth Circuit addressed whether non-residents of California may invoke the UCL's "unlawful" prong against a defendant with its principal place of business in California. According to...In Sullivan v. Oracle Corp., ___ F.3d ___...