California Court of Appeal

Traditional res judicata principles do not apply to an unfair competition law judgment secured by prosecutors where plaintiffs in latter suit did not receive any restitution in prior suit.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/24/2001
• Published 08/24/2001

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.