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

"Calif. Contact Lens Class is Certified"
Yesterday's National Law Journal had an article reporting on a recent class certification decision issued by Orange County Superior Court Judge David C. Velasquez in a UCL case.
Notes on the ABA's 13th Annual Class Action Institute
In October I mentioned that the ABA would hold its 13th Annual Institute on Class Actions on October 30 in San Francisco and November 20 in D.C. Paul Karlsgodt of ClassActionBlawg.com has some interesting notes…
Santa Clara County Counsel Impact Litigation and Social Justice Fellowship, 2010-2011
The Impact Litigation and Social Justice Section of the Santa Clara County Counsel's Office is accepting applications for a one-year Fellowship beginning next September. "The Section does a good deal of interesting consumer protection work…
Oral argument scheduled in Pfizer, Inc. v. Superior Court (Galfano)
The Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District, Division Three, has scheduled oral argument in Pfizer v. Superior Court (Galfano), no. B188106, one of the Tobacco II "grant and hold" cases. The argument will…
Great CAOC Convention this year!
CAOC's 48th Annual Convention has come to a close and it was really great this year. I heard that we had a record turnout notwithstanding the recession, which easily could have impacted attendance. Thanks to…
"When Courts Disagree"
Tuesday's Daily Journal had a "perspective" article, "When Courts Disagree," by H. Scott Leviant, author of The Complex Litigator. The full text is available there. An excerpt: The conclusions of the Kaldenbach and Cohen Courts…
Multi-Blog Post and Message to Plaintiffs' attorneys: Join CAOC!
George Washington once said: Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all. Letter of Instructions to the Captains of the Virginia Regiments…
U.S. Supreme Court hears argument in CAFA case: Hertz Corp. v. Friend
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in a CAFA case, Hertz Corp. v. Friend, no. 08-1107. Here is my earlier blog post discussing that case. The plaintiffs' position was argued by none other…
Another new opinion interpreting Tobacco II: Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. v. Superior Court (Wang)
In a new opinion handed down yesterday, Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. v. Superior Court (Wang), ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (Nov. 10, 2009), the Court of Appeal (Second Appellate District, Division Eight) came close to interpreting Tobacco…
New class certification decision: Evans v. Lasco Bathware, Inc.
In Evans v. Lasco Bathware, Inc., ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (Oct. 13, 2009; pub. ord. Nov. 6, 2009), which was ordered published last Friday, the Court of Appeal (Fourth Appellate District, Division One) affirmed an order…