Legal Opinion
People v. E.W.A.P. Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 29, 1980No. Civ. 55992PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ASHBY, J.
The peopleappeal from an order of dismissal following the sustaining of a demurrer to the People’s complaint seeking an injunction and assessment of civil penalties for unlawful business practice as defined by former Civil Code section 3369, now Business and Professions Code section 17200.1
Section 17200 provides: “As used in this chapter, unfair competition shall mean and include unlawful, unfair or fraudulent business practice and unfair, deceptive, untrue or misleading advertising and any act prohibited by Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17500) of Part 3 of Division 7 of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Paris Adult Theatre I v. SlatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Smith v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Barquis v. Merchants Collection Assn.California Supreme Court · 1972
- Vance v. Universal Amusement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- People v. ToomeyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
- Alch v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004
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