Class actions and the Consumers Legal Remedies Act

Understanding the special provisions of Civil Code section 1770

Gina Gribow

From Issue: 2013 January

Appellate Reports

McGill v. Citibank, NA — Allows an individual plaintiff to seek a public injunction under the UCL and FAL – relief whose primary purpose is to benefit the public generally – without the need to pursue the claim as a class action

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2017 May

Appellate Reports

Legal malpractice complaints and the statute of limitations; also, WC as exclusive remedy for school volunteers

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2023 November

A class act

Once you have the class list, organizing information becomes the challenge

Bill Daniels

From Issue: 2010 February

Civil coordination 101

If you have signed up dozens of individual cases naming the same defendant, you may want to have their cases coordinated for pre-trial proceedings

Anya Fuchs

From Issue: 2022 December

Appellate Reports

Court says methodology of identifying class members who purchased an inflatable pool from chain store need not be shown in order to certify class. Also, decisions on choice of law and waiver of right to compel arbitration

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2019 September

Adapting class actions

Putting the Wal-Mart v. Dukes decision in context: While there are new roadblocks to class certification, there are possible ways around them

Brian S. Kabateck

From Issue: 2012 January