Supreme Court of California

Injunctive relief claims under the unfair competition law, and claims of false advertising under Business and Professions Code section 17500 are inarbitrable under the circumstances, but statutory and common law claims for equitable monetary relief for restitution, disgorgement, and unjust enrichment are arbitrable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/24/2003
• Published 04/24/2003

Judges

• MORENO, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Cooley Godward, William E. Grauer, Martin S. Schenker, San Francisco, Christopher R.J. Pace, San Diego, and James V. Fazio III for Defendants and Appellants., Fred Main;  Wiggin & Dana, Mark R. Kravitz and Jonathan Freiman for California Chamber of Commerce as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants., Epstein Becker & Green, William A. Helvestine and Michael Horan, San Francisco, for American Association of Health Plans and California Association of Health Plans as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants., McDermott, Will & Emery, Elizabeth D. Mann, Michael L. Meeks and Sarah A. Sommer for American Specialty Health Plans of California, Inc., and American Specialty Health Networks, Inc., as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants., Severson & Werson and William L. Stern, San Francisco, for California Bankers Association, Securities Industry Association, California Financial Services Association and American Financial Services Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Gail E. Lees, Los Angeles, and Mark A. Perry for Aetna Health, AT & T Wireless Services, Cingular Wireless, Sprint and Verizon Wireless as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.,  The Furth Firm, Frederick P. Furth, Michael P. Lehmann, San Francisco, and Ben Furth for Plaintiffs and Respondents., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Richard M. Frank, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Herschel T. Elkins, Assistant Attorney General, Ronald A. Reiter and Michele R. Van Gelderen, Deputy Attorneys General, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents., Robinson, Calcagnie & Robinson, Sharon J. Arkin, Newport Beach;  The Sturdevant Law Firm, James C. Sturdevant, San Francisco;  Paul Bland;  Deborah M. Zuckerman and Stacy J. Canan for Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, AARP, National Association of Consumer Advocates and Consumer Attorneys of California as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents.