The Ucl Practitioner

This blawg is focused on California's Unfair Competition Law and class actions.

Author: Kimberly A. Kralowec is a plaintiffs class action and appellate attorney based in San Francisco. She also authors The Appellate Practitioner.

Blawg Related Categories: Appellate Practice • Consumer Law • Trials & Litigation • States • California

Recent Posts from The UCL Practitioner

Unpublished opinion applies Tobacco II to common-law fraud claim: Whiteley v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
In a recent unpublished opinion, the Court of Appeal (First Appellate District, Division Two) applied Tobacco II's discussion of actual reliance in a non-class common-law fraud case. Whiteley v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Nos. A119345,…
Live-blogging the Northern California Courts Media Conference
I'm at the federal courthouse in San Francisco for the Northern California Courts Media Conference, which this year is focused on new media coverage of the federal courts, including coverage by bloggers. This is the…
More Supreme Court briefs from Yabsley
Many thanks to the blog readers who forwarded the parties' briefs from Yabsley v. Cingular Wireless, no. S716146: Petition for Review (filed 09/29/09) Answer to Petition for Review (filed 10/19/09) I do not yet have…
New decision on insurer liability under the UCL: Zhang v. Superior Court (Cal. Capital Ins. Co.)
Last Thursday, in Zhang v. Superior Court (Cal. Capital Ins. Co.), ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (Oct. 29, 2009), the Court of Appeal (Fourth Appellate District, Division Two) held that Moradi-Shalal v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Companies, 46…
Fall 2009 issue of Competition
The Fall 2009 issue of Competition, the journal of the State Bar's Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section, is out, and it's a winner. It features four articles, all of which are of interest: "'Socratic…
Two upcoming SF events of interest
Two interesting programs will take place in San Francisco this coming week: The Northern California Courts Media Conference will take place on Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 1:00-5:00 p.m., in the Arizona Room at the federal…
Ninth Circuit strikes down another no-class-action arbitration clause: Laster v. AT&T Mobility LLC
In Laster v. AT&T Mobility LLC, ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. Oct. 27, 2009), the Ninth Circuit struck down yet another no-class-action arbitration clause. The Court also held that the Federal Arbitration Act does not…
Another new opinion interpreting Tobacco II: Cohen v. DIRECTV, Inc.
Another opinion interpreting Tobacco II has been published this week: Cohen v. DIRECTV, Inc., ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (Sept. 28,2009; pub. ord. Oct. 28, 2009). Those of you who attended the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego…
Two more articles on In re Tobacco II
The September/October 2009 issue of Forum, the magazine of Consumer Attorneys of California, has an article by yours truly, "UCL Class Actions After In re Tobacco II." The article will soon be availble online to…
New Court of Appeal opinion interpreting Tobacco II: Kaldenbach v. Mutual of Omaha Life Ins. Co.
In an opinion published yesterday, the Court of Appeal (Fourth Appellate District, Division Three) affirmed an order denying class certification of UCL (and other) claims based on alleged misrepresentations about "so-called 'vanishing premium'" life insurance…