Civil: Ralph Civil Rights Act of 1976
“The Ralph Civil Rights Act of 1976 (Ralph Act) declares that all people should be…
Civil: Unruh Civil Rights Act
“The Unruh Civil Rights Act guarantees every person in California “full and equal” access to…
Civil: Consumers Legal Remedies Act
“The Consumers Legal Remedies Act prohibits a variety of specified unfair or deceptive acts ‘in…
Civil: Unfair Competition Law
“California’s statutory Unfair Competition Law prohibits, and provides civil remedies for, “unfair competition,” defined as “any…
Civil: Trespass to Personal Property
“Trespass to personal property (or “trespass to chattels”) provides recovery for interferences not severe enough to…
Civil: Private Nuisance
“A nuisance is broadly defined as a nontrespassory interference with the use and enjoyment of land. A…
Civil: Trespass to Land
“An action for trespass to land protects the possessor’s interest in exclusive possession of the land and…
Civil: Premises Liability
“Premises liability is a form of negligence. The familiar elements of a negligence claim—duty, breach, causation and…
Civil: Promissory Estoppel
“The doctrine of promissory estoppel is an equitable remedy: ‘A promise which the promisor should…
Civil: Bad Faith Breach of Insurance Contract
“Every contract contains an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing that neither party…