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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 20:18:22+00:00

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SANTA ANA, Calif. — A borrower on Dec. 4 sued various mortgage entities in a California court, alleging that they violated California’s unfair competition law (UCL), the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and other laws by failing to help him obtain a loan modification to prevent foreclosure (Carl Hardin v. Select Portfolio Servicing Inc., No. 2018-01035974, Calif. Super., Orange Co.).
LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge on Dec. 4 rejected arguments by makers of blender products that New Zealand is the appropriate forum for a lawsuit brought by a consumer who asserts negligence, violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other claims in relation to alleged injuries she suffered, holding that the case should not be dismissed based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens (Elizabeth Flack v. Nutribullet, L.L.C., et al., No. 2:18-cv-05829, C.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 205356).
SEATTLE — A trial court didn’t err in granting summary judgment or decertifying a class of consumers in a lawsuit over the advertised health benefits of Gerber Products Co. baby formula after the lead plaintiff failed to provide a sufficient basis for calculating restitution under California’s unfair competition law (UCL), False Advertising Law (FAL) and Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) or damages under the CLRA, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Nov. 14 (Oula Zakaria, et al. v. Gerber Products Co., et al., No. 17-56509, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 32240).
PASADENA, Calif. — A panel of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 3 affirmed dismissal of a foreclosure-related action filed by a borrower, holding that she failed to allege facts to support her claims for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other causes of action (Alicia Johnson v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, et al., No. 18-55279, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 33891).
LOS ANGELES — A nonprofit organization that provides services in the gaming industry sued another gaming entity on Dec. 3 in a California federal court, asserting claims for trademark infringement and violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) in relation to the alleged use of its trademarks (GameChanger Charity v. PlayNext Inc., No. 8:18cv2142, C.D. Calif.).
SANTA ANA, Calif. — After holding that a former hockey team employee failed to assert counterclaims for violations of the California Labor Code and unfair competition law (UCL) in an arbitration and agreed to arbitrate employment disputes, a California appeals panel on Dec. 3 affirmed a decision confirming an award in favor of the team (Paul Vogelgesang v. Anaheim Ducks Hockey Club, LLC, No. G054654, Calif. App., 4th Dist., Div. 3).
SAN DIEGO — Allegations that a man paid higher prices for generic drugs as a result of a pharmacy’s two-tiered pricing scheme give him standing and adequately allege a California unfair competition law (UCL) violation for unfair conduct, but several of his claims appear untimely and must be dismissed, a federal judge in California held Nov. 20 (Robert Josten, et al. v. Rite Aid Corp., No. 18-152, S.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 198124).
SAN FRANCISCO — A trustee for a survivor’s trust on Nov. 27 sued various insurers in a California federal court, alleging that they committed financial elder abuse and violated California’s unfair competition law (UCL) by grossly inflating the replacement costs of his grandparents’ property (Richard P. Parducci v. Overland Solutions, Inc., et al., No. 1:18cv7162, N.D. Calif.).
PASADENA, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Nov. 20 reversed a trial court’s ruling that a nonprofit organization that promotes respectful treatment of domestic fowl had standing to assert a claim for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) against a nonprofit religious organization and its leader, holding that the organization failed to show that it suffered an injury in fact (United Poultry Concerns v. Chabad of Irvine, et al., No. 17-55696, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 32835).
SEATTLE — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Nov. 8 affirmed a jury verdict for the maker of a homeopathic treatment accused of selling nothing more than sugar pills on claims under California’s Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) and upheld the trial court’s refusal to hold a bench trial on claims under California’s unfair competition law (UCL), opining that the evidence provided was sufficient to allow a jury to conclude that the product actually treats the flu (Christopher Lewert, et al. v. Boiron Inc., et al., No. 17-56607, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 31712).
LOS ANGELES — A California appeals panel on Nov. 20 held that a trial court erred in holding that an arbitration provision in an employment contract was unenforceable due to a substantively unconscionable class action waiver, ordering that the ruling be vacated and instructing the trial court to compel arbitration of the former employee’s causes of action for violations of the California Labor Code and unfair competition law (UCL) (Maria Del Rosario Martinez v. Ready Pac Produce, Inc., No. B279225, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 3, 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 7841).
LOS ANGELES — Citing too much speculation as to the amount in controversy, a California federal judge on Nov. 16 remanded a class complaint bringing California wage-and-hour and unfair competition law (UCL) claims against a hotel chain (Blanca Argella Arias v. Residence Inn, et al., No. 18-8818, C.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 196020).
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 19 denied a petition for writ of certiorari filed by a bank, declining to review an appeals court’s ruling that the National Bank Act (NBA) does not preempt state escrow interest law (Bank of America, N.A. v. Donald M. Lusnak, No. 18-212, U.S. Sup.).
SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge on Nov. 14 granted a bank’s motion to dismiss claims for violation of California’s Homeowners Bill of Rights (HBOR) and unfair competition law (UCL) asserted by borrowers, holding that their claims were preempted by the Home Owners' Loan Act (HOLA) (David Fowler, et al. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., No. 18-cv-01254, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 194423).
SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge on Nov. 13 refused to dismiss a breach of contract claim asserted by customers who allege that they were wrongfully charged fees by a bank at its out-of-network automatic teller machines (ATM) and deferred a decision on claims for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL), conversion and other claims until further discovery on the parties’ underlying contracts is completed (Jacob Figueroa, et al. v. Capital One, N.A., No. 18cv0692, S.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 193522).
LOS ANGELES — A California appeals panel on Nov. 14 ordered a trial court judge to vacate a portion of an earlier decision denying a valve maker’s anti-class certification motion, finding that the Right to Repair Act does not allow the plaintiffs to pursue class action claims under the statute because the product was manufactured offsite before being incorporated into the fixtures of their homes (Kohler Co. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. B288935, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., 4th Div., 2018 Cal. App. LEXIS 1026).
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A former restaurant employee on Nov. 2 filed a proposed class action against her employer in a California court, asserting claims for violations of California’s Labor Code and unfair competition law (UCL) related to allegedly unpaid wages and other unfair business practices (Kathryn Cupp v. Perkins & Marie Callender’s, LLC, No. 2018-01030922, Calif. Super., Orange Co.).
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 13 denied a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by a vitamin maker that sought review of an appeals court’s decision that reversed the denial of class certification of a purchaser’s claims for violations of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) (Pharmavite LLC v. Noah Bradach, No. 18-449, U.S. Sup.).
LOS ANGELES — A California appeals court on Nov. 9 affirmed a decision in favor of an attorney’s estate for breach of fiduciary duty, violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other claims related to his alleged representation of a client in an underlying lawsuit, holding that the client failed to show that the attorney’s actions caused him to suffer any damages (Gary Salzman v. Lisa Watson, et al., No. B284969, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 1, 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 7609).

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