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6 California opinions name it 2 courts 1994–2022 2 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by California courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
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Applied Equipment Corp. v. Litton Saudi Arabia Ltd.green2 sentences2003The following statement appears in our high court’s Applied Equipment opinion (Applied Equipment Corp. v. Litton Saudi Arabia Ltd. (1994) 7 Cal.4th 503, 514 [ 28 Cal.Rptr.2d 475 , 869 P.2d 454 ] (Applied Equipment)): “Conspiracy is not an independent tort; it cannot create a duty or abrogate an immunity. 2003The following statement appears in our high court’s Applied Equipment opinion (Applied Equipment Corp. v. Litton Saudi Arabia Ltd. (1994) 7 Cal.4th 503, 514 [ 28 Cal.Rptr.2d 475 , 869 P.2d 454 ] (Applied Equipment)): “Conspiracy is not an independent tort; it cannot create a duty or abrogate an immunity. | 1 | 5 |
Muddy Waters v. Superior Courtgreen1 sentence2022It allows tort recovery only against a party who already owes the duty and is not immune from liability based on applicable substantive tort law principles.” (Applied Equipment Corp. v. Litton Saudi Arabia Ltd. (1994) 7 Cal.4th 503, 514 ; accord, Muddy Waters, LLC v. Superior Court (2021) 62 Cal.App.5th 905 , 920.) Finally as to CTK, Affiliated alleged it (as part of the collective term “defendants”) engaged in fraudulent conduct in violation of the UCL. | 1 | 1 |
Brown v. Professional Community Management, Inc.green1 sentence2021It allows tort recovery only against a party who already owes the duty and is not immune from liability based on applicable substantive tort law principles.” (Applied Equipment Corp. v. Litton Saudi Arabia Ltd. (1994) 7 Cal.4th 503, 514 ; see Brown v. Professional Community Management, Inc. (2005) 127 Cal.App.4th 532, 540 .) Thus, even if taken as true, allegations of a conspiracy would operate to make plaintiff’s competitors potentially liable for the publications but would not operate to preclude Muddy Waters from asserting any defense it might otherwise be entitled to invoke. 7Indeed, almos | 1 | 1 |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in California. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
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Doctors' Co. v. Superior Court
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1 sentence1994It allows tort recovery only against a party who already owes the duty and is not immune from liability based on applicable substantive tort law principles. ( Doctors' Co., supra, 49 Cal.3d 39 ; Gruenberg v. Aetna Ins. | 1 | 1994–1994 |