California Court of Appeal

STATE v. PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, A095918

In a suit concerning corporate embezzlement, dismissal of plaintiff's False Claims Act and unfair competition law claims is reversed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/20/2005
• Published 01/20/2005

Judges

• REARDON, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kamala Harris, District Attorney, June Cravett, David C. Moon, Assistant District Attorneys, Dennis J. Herrera, City Attorney, Therese M. Stewart, Chief Deputy City Attorney, Joanne Hoeper, Chief Trial Attorney, Ellen M. Forman, Donald P. Margolis, David B. Newdorf, Deputy City Attorneys, Counsel for appellants State of California, etc., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Joel S. Sanders, Mark A. Perry, Ethan D. Dettmer, San Francisco, Catherine H. Ahlin-Halverson, Counsel for appellant PricewaterhouseCoopers., Kamala Harris, District Attorney, June Cravett, David C. Moon, Assistant District Attorneys, Dennis J. Herrera, City Attorney, Joanne Hoeper, Chief Trial Deputy, Ellen M. Forman, Donald P. Margolis, Deputy City Attorneys, Cotchett, Pitre, Simon & McCarthy, Niall P. McCarthy, Burlingame, Richard A. Dana, Gross & Belsky, Terry Gross, Adam C. Belsky, San Francisco, Moscone, Emblidge & Quadra, James A. Quadra, San Francisco, Robert D. Sanford, Mogin Law Firm, Daniel J. Mogin, Counsel for appellants State of California, etc., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Christopher M. Ames, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Larry Raskin, Ronald A. Reiter, Supervising Deputy Attorneys General, Karen Z. Bovarnick, Deputy Attorney General, Counsel for amicus curiae on behalf of appellants State of California, etc., Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May, Reed Smith Crosby Heafey, Peter W. Davis, Kathy M. Banke, Michael J. George, Jayne E. Fleming, Oakland, Leland, Parachini, Steinberg, Matzger & Melnick, Los Angeles, Steven R. Walker, El Centro, Counsel for appellants Old Republic Title Company et al., Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Robin Meadow, Cynthia Tobisman, Los Angeles, Counsel for amicus curiae on behalf of appellants Old Republic Title Company et al.