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Zhang v. Sup. Ct.

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Insurance Law
In plaintiff's action against her insurer over disputes arising from a fire of her commercial premises, district court's ruling sustaining defendant's...

Guzman v. County of Monterey

Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Water Law
In plaintiffs' case against a county and the owner and operator of their mobile home park for fluoride contamination in the water, trial court's grant...

Cohen v. DIRECTV, Inc.

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising
In subscriber's suit against defendant for disseminating false advertising to induce him and others to purchase more expensive high definition...

Laster v. AT&T Mobility LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a class action claiming that a telephone company's offer of a "free" phone to anyone who signed up for its service was fraudulent to the extent the...

Alston v. Countrywide Fin. Corp.

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiffs-homebuyers' putative class action against Countrywide to recover statutory treble damages pursuant to section 8(d)(2) of the Real Estate...

Pettrey v. Enter. Title Agency, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiffs' case against defendants alleging fraudulent scheme of charging customers for services not performed and using that money to give...

In Re: Safeco Ins. Co. of America

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Insurance Law
In plaintiffs' class action lawsuit against defendant-automobile insurance providers, defendant's petition for permission to appeal is granted and the...

White v. Cridlebaugh

Construction, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In plaintiffs' action against various defendants including a building contractor involved in the construction of their retirement home, the judgment...

Edwards v. Niagara Cred. Solutions, Inc.

Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) action alleging that defendant debt collector's voicemail to plaintiff violated the FDCPA's provision...

Premium Mortgage Corp. v. Equifax, Inc.

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Property Law & Real Estate, Trade Secrets
In an action for misappropriation of trade secrets against credit reporting agencies engaged in the practice of permitting lenders competing with...