In Barriga v. 99 Cents Only Stores LLC, ___ Cal.App.5th ___ (Jun. 26, 2020), the Court of Appeal (Fourth Appellate District, Division Two), in a 2-1 decision, reversed an order denying class certification of certain wage and hour claims,
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UCL’s extraterritorial reach in public prosecutor actions:Abbott Labs. v. Superior Court
Yesterday, the California Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Abbott Laboratories v. Superior Court, ___ Cal.5th ___ (Jun. 25, 2020), holding that “[t]he UCL does not preclude a district attorney, in a properly pleaded case, from including allegations
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Supreme Court takes up UCL/anti-SLAPP case:Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment
During this week’s conference, the Supreme Court granted review in Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment, No. S260736. The statement of the issue on review has not yet been added to the main docket page, but the case involves
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Supreme Court’s early May oral arguments to be conducted remotely (and more screen shots from the April session)
As anticipated, the Supreme Court’s early May oral argument calendar, announced on Wednesday, will be conducted remotely. (None of the cases scheduled for argument appear to involve UCL or class action issues.) For those interested in remote oral argument
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Recent decision addresses UCL in anti-SLAPP context:Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment
Last week (on April 8, 2020), the Supreme Court granted itself an extension of time to grant or deny review in Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment, No. S260736. Serova involves the interplay between the UCL (and the CLRA) and
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Report on Los Angeles County Superior Court webinar on emergency procedural changes due to COVID-19
Last Friday, the Los Angeles County Superior Court held a webinar to update practitioners on the procedural changes instituted as a result of the pandemic and to answer questions about the changes. Attorney Andrew J. Sokolowski of the Matern Law
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Provisional class certification in the Ninth Circuit:Al Otro Lado v. Wolf
In Al Otro Lado v. Wolf, ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. Mar. 5, 2020), the district court granted provisional class certification in order to issue a preliminary injunction. The Ninth Circuit had this to say about that procedure: The
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Oral argument report:Abbott Laboratories v. Superior Court
Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Abbott Laboratories v. Superior Court (Rackauckas), no. S249895. Abbott involves the territorial reach of the UCL provisions authorizing district attorneys, as well as certain county counsel and city attorneys, to bring
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Supreme Court to hear UCL public prosecutor case today:Abbott Laboratories v. Superior Court
Today at 9:00 a.m., the California Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Abbott Laboratories v. Superior Court (Rackauckas), no. S249895, which presents this UCL-related question (quoted from the Court’s online docket): Does a district attorney have the authority
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Ninth Circuit class action discovery opinion:In re Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
In In re Williams-Sonoma, Inc., 947 F.3d 535 (9th Cir. Jan. 13, 2020), the named plaintiff, a Kentucky resident, sued Williams-Sonoma under California law for false advertising. After the district court determined that Kentucky law applied to his claims,
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