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Alvarez v. Chevron Corp.
Class action alleging that design of retail gasoline dispensers is flawed due to residual fuel occurrence fails because California’s regulatory scheme precludes liability.
Business Law Sep. 2, 2011
Stearns v. Ticketmaster Corp.
Denial of class certification for Unfair Competition Law claim is improper because court held that claim required individualized proof of reliance and causation.
Business Law Aug. 23, 2011
Howard v. Criminal Information Services Inc.
Under Driver's Privacy Protection Act, businesses may purchase and stockpile driver record information for permitted uses under statute.
Business Law Aug. 16, 2011
Fairbanks v. Farmers New World Life Insurance Co.
Class certification is denied for purported fraudulent business practice claim where plaintiffs failed to show that insurer engaged in uniform misleading conduct.
Business Law Aug. 3, 2011
Fairbanks v. Farmers New World Life Insurance Co.
Class certification is denied for purported fraudulent business practice claim where plaintiffs failed to show that insurer engaged in uniform misleading conduct.
Business Law Jul. 14, 2011
Bower v. AT&T Mobility LLC
No injury occurs where wireless phone retailer failed to inform consumers of its discretionary authority to charge sales tax of undiscounted price of phone.
Business Law Jun. 29, 2011
Brown v. Mortensen
Fair Credit Reporting Act does not preempt state law claims alleging that debt collector illegally disclosed confidential patient information to consumer reporting agencies.
Business Law Jun. 16, 2011
Archer v. United Rentals, Inc.
Privacy protection under Song-Beverly Credit Card Act is dependent on personal issuance of credit card, not purpose for which card is used in particular transactions.
Business Law Jun. 14, 2011
Folgelstrom v. Lamps Plus Inc.
Cause of action alleging that retailer violated Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971 by asking customers for ZIP codes survives demurrer.
Business Law Jun. 8, 2011
Hill v. Roll International Corp.
Plaintiff’s deceptive advertising claim is properly denied where no reasonable consumer would be misled to believe company’s symbol represented environmental superiority.
Business Law May 27, 2011
Simonoff v. Expedia Inc.
Prohibition of printing credit card expiration dates under Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act does not apply to emailed receipts only displayed on computer.
Business Law May 25, 2011
Knapp v. AT&T Wireless Services Inc.
Court denies class certification for lack of commonality because determining unfair practice would necessarily turn on individual inquiry as to each store’s representation.
Business Law May 23, 2011
Folgelstrom v. Lamps Plus Inc.
Cause of action alleging that retailer violated Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971 by asking customers for ZIP codes survives demurrer.
Business Law May 23, 2011
Archer v. United Rentals Inc.
Privacy protection under Song-Beverly Credit Card Act is dependent on personal issuance of credit card, not purpose for which card is used in particular transactions.
Business Law May 20, 2011
Dios v. International Realty & Investments Inc.
Property management company is not ‘debt collector’ under Fair Debt Collection Practices Act where debt collection obligation was obtained before debt was in default.
Business Law Apr. 11, 2011
Cellphone Fee Termination Cases
Cellphone provider’s early termination fee is unlawful liquidated damages clause absent finding that fee represented reasonable endeavor to estimate actual damages.
Business Law Mar. 7, 2011
McCollough v. Johnson, Rodenburg & Lauinger LLC
Debtor is entitled to summary judgment where debt collector fails to provide evidence of procedures designed to avoid specific errors leading to filing of untimely suit.
Business Law Mar. 7, 2011
Martinez v. Kia Motors America Inc.
Under Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, buyer may seek replacement or reimbursement for repairs from car manufacturer although she no longer possessed vehicle.
Business Law Mar. 3, 2011
Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma Stores Inc.
ZIP codes requested by businesses in credit card transactions are ‘personal identification information’ under Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971.
Business Law Feb. 11, 2011
Kwikset Corp. v. Superior Court (Benson)
Consumer who purchased product based on manufacturer’s misrepresentation has standing under Proposition 64 due to loss of money.
Business Law Jan. 28, 2011
Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association Inc. v. Swift Transportation Co. Inc.
Truth-in-Leasing regulation requires disclosures about charges to ensure fairness, but does not prohibit motor carriers from profiting.
Business Law Jan. 21, 2011
State of California ex. rel McCann v. Bank of America
California False Claims Act complaint is properly dismissed where it fails to specify amount claimed to have falsely been represented to State.
Business Law Jan. 11, 2011
Carvalho v. Equifax Information Services LLC
Consumer, who is wrongly charged debt, fails to fulfill inaccuracy requirement of reinvestigation claim under California Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act.
Business Law Dec. 16, 2010
American Express Bank FSB v. Kayatta
Company does not have duty to disclose to cardholder that it had obtained default judgment against additional cardmember on cardholder's account.
Business Law Nov. 25, 2010
Global NAPs California Inc. v. PUC of the State of California
Local exchange carriers that transfer Internet-based calls to traditional phone lines are subject to interconnection agreements for long distance toll calls.
Business Law Oct. 28, 2010
Sanford v. MemberWorks Inc.
RICO claim against company that allegedly deceived consumers into buying discount club memberships is deficient where plaintiffs did not state which party made calls.
Business Law Oct. 25, 2010
Tanen v. Southwest Airlines Co.
Federal Airline Deregulation Act preempts state law regarding expiration dates imposed on travel certificate offered by air carrier.
Business Law Aug. 27, 2010
Gonzalez v. Superior Court (Fireside Bank)
Court is bound by collateral estoppel constraints and may not disregard previous judgments against debtors on classwide basis under Unfair Competition Law.
Business Law Aug. 26, 2010
Carvalho v. Equifax Information Services LLC
Consumer, who is wrongly charged debt, fails to fulfill inaccuracy requirement of reinvestigation claim under California Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act.
Business Law Aug. 19, 2010
Greenwood v. CompuCredit Corp.
Credit Repair Organization Act prohibits provisions disallowing any waiver of consumer’s right to sue in court for statutory violations.
Business Law Aug. 18, 2010