Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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18-35735
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Brown v. Stored Value Cards Inc.
Electronic Fund Transfers Act's prohibition on charging service fees to general use prepaid cards applied to prepaid debit cards given to released inmates because they belonged to general public. |
Consumer Law |
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R. Gould | Mar. 17, 2020 |
18-35923
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McAdory v. DNF Associates
Entity that meets 'principal purpose' definition of debt collector cannot avoid liability merely by hiring a third party to collect its debt. |
Consumer Law |
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M. Christen | Mar. 10, 2020 |
B291085
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Shaeffer v. Califia Farms, LLC
Truthful advertising claims about company's own product are generally unactionable under California's Unfair Competition Law because reasonable consumer is unlikely to be deceived by truth. |
Consumer Law |
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B. Hoffstadt | Feb. 10, 2020 |
B293813
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Patel v. Mercedes-Benz USA
The Song-Beverly Consumer Act prohibits lower court from limiting attorney's fees to two different plaintiffs in vehicle breach of warranty case. |
Consumer Law |
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N. Manella | Jan. 3, 2020 |
18-35833
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Stimpson v. Midland Credit Management
A debt collection letter need not notify the debtor that the debt is time-barred; passive notification that the debtor will not be sued satisfies the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. |
Consumer Law |
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S. Ikuta | Dec. 19, 2019 |
12-57246
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Amended Opinion: Moran v. The Screening Pros
'Connor v. First Student, Inc.'s holding that California's Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act overlaps with Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act, foreclosed argument that the statutory scheme was unconstitutionally vague. |
Consumer Law |
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M. Smith | Nov. 22, 2019 |
B292185
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Kalta v. Fleets
Individuals who use their business to purchase goods or services for personal use have standing to sue under the Consumer Legal Remedies Act |
Consumer Law |
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E. Grimes | Oct. 31, 2019 |
17-15807
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Amended Opinion: Zabriskie v. Federal National Mortgage Association
A seller of software to a company that uses the software product to process credit report information is not a consumer reporting agency because it is not "assembling or evaluating" any information. |
Consumer Law |
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J. Wallace | Oct. 9, 2019 |
A154692
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Williams-Sonoma Song-Beverly Act Cases
Under the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act, liability depends on whether a person believes that providing their personal identification information is a condition to a credit card payment being accepted. |
Consumer Law |
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P. Siggins | Oct. 2, 2019 |
18-55169
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Andrews v. Sirius XM Radio
The Driver's Privacy Protection Act is not violated when information is obtained from a driver's license because driver's licenses are considered individual property, not DMV property. |
Consumer Law |
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M. Smith | Aug. 9, 2019 |
18-16344
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Nguyen v. Nissan North America
Plaintiff's theory of liability--that defendant's manufacture and concealment of defective clutch system injured class members--was consistent with his proposed recovery based on benefit of the bargain. |
Consumer Law |
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M. Smith | Jul. 29, 2019 |
17-16910
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Warner v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc.
Under Section 1681i of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, consumer reporting agencies have no duty to investigate a consumer's credit file if the consumer does not notify the agency directly. |
Consumer Law |
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R. Clifton | Jul. 25, 2019 |
D072299
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Cavalry SPV I, LLC v. Watkins
The fact that creditor stopped sending regular monthly statements after it deemed debtor's account uncollectible and charged it off does not establish that creditor waived its right to post charge-off interest. |
Consumer Law |
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W. Dato | Jul. 2, 2019 |
17-290
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Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Albrecht
Court of Appeals treated pre-emption question as one of fact, not law, and it did not have an opportunity to consider fully the standards described; thus, judgment vacated and remanded. |
Consumer Law |
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S. Breyer | May 21, 2019 |
12-57246
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Moran v. The Screening Pros
'Connor v. First Student, Inc.'s holding that California's Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act overlaps with Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act, foreclosed argument that the statutory scheme was unconstitutionally vague. |
Consumer Law |
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M. Smith | May 15, 2019 |
B281003
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Valdez v. Seidner-Miller, Inc.
Correction offer under Civil Code Section 1782(b) that would bar claims not subject to Consumer Legal Remedies Act notice requirements, and was conditioned on unilateral subjective determinations, was inappropriate. |
Consumer Law |
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G. Feuer | Mar. 29, 2019 |
17-16242
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Dachauer v. NBTY Inc.
FDCA preempts state law for claims about dietary supplements that differ from FDCA's requirements; thus, because defendants' labels do not claim that their supplements treat or prevent cardiovascular disease, summary judgment was proper. |
Consumer Law |
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S. Graber | Jan. 11, 2019 |
17-15807
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Zabriskie v. Federal National Mortgage Association
A seller of software to a company that uses the software product to process credit report information is not a consumer reporting agency because it is not "assembling or evaluating" any information. |
Consumer Law |
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J. Wallace | Jan. 10, 2019 |
17-55261
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Sonner v. Schwabe North America
A plaintiff need only show a triable issue of material fact to proceed to trial; thus, appellant met her burden for summary judgment by producing expert testimony. |
Consumer Law |
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P. Curiam (9th Cir.) | Dec. 27, 2018 |
16-17197
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FTC v. AMG Capital Management
'Loan Note' on websites that offered high-interest, short-term payday loans was deceptive because it did not accurately disclose the loan's terms; thus, district court did not err in granting summary judgment. |
Consumer Law |
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D. O'Scannlain | Dec. 4, 2018 |
B288935
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Kohler Co. v. Superior Court
Right to Repair Act generally excludes class actions, and narrow exception does not apply where sued-over allegedly defective product was "completely manufactured offsite." |
Consumer Law |
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T. Willhite | Nov. 16, 2018 |
16-15374
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Durnford v. MusclePharm
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act did not preempt appellant's claim that Supplement's label misled consumers because it was premised on protein composition and not protein amount. |
Consumer Law |
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M. Berzon | Oct. 15, 2018 |
16-56307
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In re Easysaver Rewards Litigation
Under the Class Action Fairness Act, district courts are required to consider the value of only those coupons 'that were actually redeemed' when calculating the relief awarded to a class. |
Consumer Law |
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M. Friedland | Oct. 4, 2018 |
G053847
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Brady v. Bayer Corp.
A demurrer was erroneously granted where a product's brand name advertised dosage of one tablet a day, but fine print on the back indicated dosage was two per day. |
Consumer Law |
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W. Bedsworth | Sep. 11, 2018 |
16-56190
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Tourgeman v. Nelson & Kennard
Under Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, burden of proof to establish defendant's net worth is one Congress intended for the plaintiff to carry. |
Consumer Law |
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R. Tallman | Aug. 21, 2018 |
S241434
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De La Torre v. CashCall, Inc.
That loans over $2,500 'are not subject to a numerical ceiling on the interest rate does not mean that they cannot be found unconscionable.' |
Consumer Law |
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M. Cuéllar | Aug. 14, 2018 |
A144440
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Modification: Littlejohn v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
Trial court properly sustained defendants' demurrer where consumer sought reimbursement of taxes from the Board of Equalization as to sales tax on an alleged food item. |
Consumer Law |
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P. Siggins | Aug. 7, 2018 |
B271477
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Hansen v. Newegg.com Americas
Sustention of demurrer for lack of standing to bring claims under unfair competition law and false advertising law reversed where plaintiff relied on misrepresentation to purchase products he would not have purchased but for misrepresentation. |
Consumer Law |
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L. Zelon | Aug. 2, 2018 |
16-17123
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True Health Chiropractic v. McKesson
Judgment declining class certification partially reversed where certain class claims satisfy Rule 23(b)(3)’s predominance requirement. |
Consumer Law |
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W. Fletcher | Jul. 18, 2018 |
A144440
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Littlejohn v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
Trial court properly sustained defendants' demurrer where consumer sought reimbursement of taxes from the Board of Equalization as to sales tax on an alleged food item. |
Consumer Law |
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P. Siggins | Jul. 17, 2018 |