California Court of Appeal

Attorney general's filing of unfair competition claim on behalf of the people of the state of California preempted later private class action suit against same defendant.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/25/2001
• Published 06/25/2001

Judges

• TURNER, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Quisenberry & Kabateck, Brian S. Kabateck, Penny J. Manship;  Esner & Chang, Stuart B. Esner, Los Angeles;  and Law Offices of Nate G. Kraut and Nate G. Kraut, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.,  Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, and Ronald A. Reiter, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, for the State of California as Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Carlson, Messer & Turner, Jeffery J. Carlson, Charles R. Messer and Joseph R. Zamora, Santa Monica, for Defendant and Respondent.