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
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Welcome to the 21st century: Electronic Discovery Act signed into law in California
At last year's CAOC convention, I pointed out during my presentation, "Discovery Techniques in Class Action Cases," that the California Judicial Council had painstakingly drafted a set of electronic discovery rules for California, but that…
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Recorder Roundtable on Prop. 64, July 22 in San Francisco
A Recorder Roundtable on Prop. 64 has been scheduled for July 22, 2009 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. I will be one of the panelists, along with Will…
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"Class Status Not Needed for Private AG Suits"
Mike McKee has an article (subscription) in this morning's Recorder on the PAGA holding in Arias and Amalgamated, which is being hailed as "a victory for employees." This morning's Daily Journal has an article on…
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A quick post on the Arias and Amalgamated holdings
The opinions are both up. Here are quick excerpts from the introductions: We hold that an employee who, on behalf of himself and other employees, sues an employer under the unfair competition law (Bus. &…
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BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court to hand down Arias and Amalgamated decisions Monday
This morning the Supreme Court announced that on Monday at 10:00 a.m., it will be handing down its decisions in the Arias and Amalgamated cases, which were argued in early April. These cases address, among…
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More Supreme Court developments
Today, the Supreme Court granted itself an extension of time (through August 14) to grant or deny the petition for rehearing in Tobacco (docket). Yesterday, the Supreme Court denied review and depublication in the Troyk…
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Supreme Court grants review in Kwikset Corp. v. Superior Court
Today, the Supreme Court granted review (unanimously) in another significant Prop. 64 case, Kwikset Corp. v. Superior Court, no. S171845. The Court of Appeal opinion is no longer citable as precedent. My original post on…
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Another blog hiatus and a request to readers relating to Tobacco
I'm coming up on a particularly busy period at work and am therefore putting the blog on hiatus once again. You can always reach me at my office by phone (415-788-4220) or by email at…
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Petition for rehearing filed in Tobacco
On Tuesday, June 2, 2009, a petition for rehearing was filed in In re Tobacco Cases II, no. S147345. The answer will be due on Wednesday, June 10, and the Supreme Court's ruling can be…
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New consumer law blog: Going to Court
Consumer Watchdog has launched a new blog, Going to Court, covering consumer law issues in California. On May 19, attorneys Pam Pressley and Harvey Rosenfield had an interesting and lengthy post on the Tobacco decision.