California Court of Appeal

In plaintiff's action against her insurer over disputes arising from a fire of her commercial premises, district court's ruling sustaining defendant's demurrer to a cause of action under the Unfair Competition Law (UCL), Business and Professions Code section 17200, is vacated and remanded with directions to reinstate the cause of action as an insurer connected with conduct that would violate Insurance Code section 790.03 can also give rise to a private civil cause of action under the UCL.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/29/2009
• Published 10/29/2009

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Viau & Kwasniewski, Gary K. Kwasniewski and Jeanette L. Viau, Los Angeles, for Petitioner., Grant, Genovese & Baratta, Lance D. Orloff, Irvine, and Aaron J. Mortensen, for Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.