California’s unfair competition law (UCL) is codified at California Business and Professions Code section 17200 et seq. The UCL prohibits any unlawful, unfair or fraudulent business act or practice and unfair, deceptive, untrue or misleading advertising.
Month: August 2007
Class Certification Decision Overruled In Part And Affirmed In Part As To Truck Driver’s Claim For Unpaid Overtime And Meal Breaks.
On Behalf of The McMillan Law Firm, APC | Aug 26, 2007 | Firm News
The court held that class certification should have been granted on an overtime claim and on whether a vacation policy violated California law. However, the court upheld the trial court’s decision to deny certification on a meal and rest break claim. Where it was...
Court Overturns Summary Judgment In Favor Of Lender In WRI Opportunity Loans II LLC V. Cooper
On Behalf of The McMillan Law Firm, APC | Aug 26, 2007 | Firm News
In this case, the lender sued the guarantors on a loan. The trial court granted summary judgment against the guarantors, in favor of the lender. The guarantors successfully argued that their defense of usury, and that the terms of the loan had been waived, had been...
Amazing Settlement Offers.
On Behalf of The McMillan Law Firm, APC | Aug 26, 2007 | Firm News
Law is a strange business indeed. I had the privilege of representing a nice fellow by the name of Sean Ryan. With the noblest of motives, Sean Ryan reported to his superiors a circumstance that he believed demonstrated a violation of law. He was terminated shortly...
Supreme Court In Perez-Torres V. State Of California Rules Against Immunity For Holding Innocent Prisoners.
On Behalf of The McMillan Law Firm, APC | Aug 26, 2007 | Firm News
On August 16, 2007, the California Supreme court ruled that state defendants and agency were not immune from suit after where state defendants conduct in keeping plaintiff in jail after they knew or should have known that he was the wrong man. The decision to hold the...