California Court of Appeal

Petition for writ of mandate directing Los Angeles Superior Court to vacate its order granting National Western Life Insurance Company-s motion for judgment on the pleadings is granted where the award of an enhanced remedy under Civil Code sec. 3345 is available in a private action by senior citizens seeking restitution under California's unfair competition law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/21/2009
• Published 05/21/2009

Judges

• PERLUSS, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gianelli & Morris, Robert S. Gianelli, Los Angeles;  Ernst & Mattison and Raymond E. Mattison, San Luis Obispo, for Petitioners James A. Clark, Orville R. Camien, Mary F. Simms-Schmidt, and Carmen R. Armstrong, on behalf of themselves and the Certified Class., Barger & Wolen, Kent R. Keller and Larry M. Golub. Los Angeles, for Real Party in Interest National Western Life Insurance Company., Reed Smith, Margaret M. Grignon, Robert D. Phillips, Jr., James C. Martin and Wendy S. Albers. Los Angeles, for Association of California Life and Health Insurance Companies, North American Company for Life and Health Insurance and Midland National Life Insurance Company as Amici Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance by Respondent Los Angeles County Superior Court.