Legal Opinion
Law Offices of Mathew Higbee v. Expungement Assistance Services
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 14, 2013No. G046778PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOORE, J.
California’s unfair competition law (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200 et seq.)1 (UCL) has been crafted to preclude the shakedown lawsuit—the “I get rich” lawsuit brought by a person who has had no business dealings with the proprietor being sued, but who has happened to notice that the hapless proprietor is out of compliance with a particular law. (Californians for Disability Rights v. Mervyn’s, LLC (2006) 39 Cal.4th 223, 228-229 [46 Cal.Rptr.3d 57, 138 P.3d 207].) The question before us is whether, in endeavoring to protect “mom and pop” operators from the devastation wreaked by…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Cel-Tech Communications, Inc. v. Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co.California Supreme Court · 1999
- Kwikset Corp. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2011
- Korea Supply Co. v. Lockheed Martin Corp.California Supreme Court · 2003
- In Re Tobacco II CasesCalifornia Supreme Court · 2009
- Barquis v. Merchants Collection Assn.California Supreme Court · 1972
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Hambrick v. Healthcare Partners Medical Group, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2015
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- Fitbug Ltd. v. Fitbit, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 2015
- Merced Irrigation District v. Barclays Bank PLCDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2016
- Angioscore, Inc. v. Trireme Medical, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2014
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