Supreme Court of California

Disgorgement of profits allegedly obtained by unfair business practice is not an authorized remedy in an individual action under California's Unfair Competition Law. A plaintiff claiming interference with prospective economic advantage need not plead that defendant acted with specific intent to interfere with plaintiff's business expectancy.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/03/2003
• Published 03/03/2003

Judges

• MORENO, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Blecher & Collins, Steven J. Cannata, David W. Kesselman and Maxwell M. Blecher, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• O'Melveny & Myers, Marc F. Feinstein, Marc S. Williams, Robert E. Willett and James W. Colbert III, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents Lockheed Martin Corporation and Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems, Inc., Law Offices of Jiyoung Kym and Jiyoung Kym, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent Linda Kim., Fred J. Hiestand for the Civil Justice Association of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents., Robie & Matthai, Los Angeles, Pamela E. Dunn and Daniel J. Koes, Pasadena, for United Services Automobile Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Gail E. Lees, Los Angeles, Mark A. Perry and G. Charles Nierlich, San Francisco, for Aetna Health of California, Inc., Cingular Wireless LLC and AT & T Wireless Services, Inc., as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Raoul D. Kennedy, Sheryl C. Medeiros, San Francisco, and Benjamin R. Ostapuk for Citibank (South Dakota), N.A., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents., Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe, Vanessa Wells and Andrew C. Byrnes, Menlo Park, for State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents., Horvitz & Levy, David M. Axelrad, Lisa Perrochet, Encino, and Loren H. Kraus, Los Angeles, for Truck Insurance Exchange and Mid-Century Insurance Company as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents Lockheed Martin Corporation and Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems, Inc., Horvitz & Levy, Mitchell C. Tilner, Encino, and William N. Hancock for Quality King Distributors, Inc., as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents Lockheed Martin Corporation and Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems, Inc., Morrison & Foerster, Robert S. Stern, John Sobieski and John W. (Jack) Alden, Jr., Los Angeles, for Bank One Corporation as Amicus Curiae on behalf of  Defendants and Respondents Lockheed Martin Corporation and Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems, Inc., Arnold & Porter, James F. Speyer, Ronald C. Redcay, Los Angeles;  Kirkland & Ellis and Alexander F. Mackinnon, Los Angeles, for California Manufacturers and Technology Association and BP Oil Supply Company as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents Lockheed Martin Corporation and Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems, Inc., Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May, James C. Martin, Los Angeles, Christina J. Imre, Encino, Michael K. Brown, Los Angeles;  Daniel J. Popeo and Richard A. Samp, Arlington, Va., for Washington Legal Foundation and National Association of Independent Insurers as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents Lockheed Martin Corporation and Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems, Inc.