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California Supreme Court: Section 3345 Damages Are A Penalty, Not Available Under UCL
Posted on 9 Aug 2010 by Bryan Redding

SAN FRANCISCO - (Mealey's) The statute providing for treble damages in cases brought by senior citizens alleging unfair competition provides for such a remedy only as a penalty, making recovery under the unfair competition law, Business and Professions... Read More

Tags: Mealey’s , Elder Law , Business and Professions Code Section 17200 , Damages , unfair competition , California , senior citizens , James Clark sued National Western Life Insurance Co. , James A. Clark v. Superior Court of Los Angeles , UCL , penalty , unfair competition law , Los Angeles County Superior Court , California Supreme Court , Litigation , lawsuit , California Civil Code Section 3345 , California Section 17200

California High Court: Unpaid Wage Penalties Not Recoverable Under Section 17200
Posted on 18 Nov 2010 by Bryan Redding

SAN FRANCISCO - (Mealey's) The California Supreme Court unanimously ruled Nov. 18 that statutory penalties for unpaid wages are not recoverable as restitution under the state's unfair competition law (UCL), Business and Professions Code Section... Read More

Tags: Business and Professions Code Section 17200 , McCoy v. Superior Court , California , UCL , Jorge A. Pineda v. Bank of America , unfair competition law , California Supreme Court , Litigation , Jorge Pineda , lawsuit , California Labor Code Section 203 , Bank of America

California Court: UCL Subject To Common-Law Accrual; Continuous Accrual Saves Claims
Posted on 24 Jan 2013 by Bryan Redding

SAN FRANCISCO - (Mealey's) Common-law accrual rules apply in California unfair competition law (UCL) cases, but continuous accrual principles prevent demurrer stage statute of limitations dismissal of a man's action alleging recurring excess charges... Read More

Tags: Business and Professions Code Section 17200 , statute of limitations , California , UCL , California Unfair Competition Law , Jamshid Aryeh v. Canon Business Solutions Inc. , California courts , California Supreme Court , common-law accrual rules , Litigation , California Section 17200

California Supreme Court Holds That Unfair Competition Law Can Include Insurance Claims
Posted on 2 Aug 2013 by Tom Moylan

SAN FRANCISCO — (Mealey’s) The California Supreme Court said Aug. 1 that an insurance policyholder can bring bad faith and false advertising claims against her insurance company under the state’s unfair competition law (UCL; Business... Read More

Tags: Business and Professions Code Section 17200 , insurance policyholder , California Capital Insurance Co. , unfair competition , Yanting Zhang , California , Yanting Zhang v. The Superior Court of San Bernardino County , California Supreme Court , Bad Faith , Litigation , Insurance , CCIC , False Advertising

California High Court Revives Baycol Class Action Appeal
Posted on 28 Feb 2011 by Tom Moylan

SAN FRANCISCO - (Mealey's) The California Supreme Court on Feb. 28 revived an appeal involving a Baycol heart drug state consumer class action, saying an appeals court misapplied the state's "death knell" doctrine about what claims can... Read More

Tags: cerivastatin , Business and Professions Code Section 17200 , heart drug , Consumer Legal Remedies Act , California , Douglas Shaw , unjust enrichment , class action , Bayer , unfair competition law , certification , California Supreme Court , “death knell” doctrine , Litigation , Civil Code Section 1750 , lawsuit , anti-cholesterol drug , Bayco , In Re Baycol Cases I and II