The Court of Appeal and Ninth Circuit handed down the following decisions in April and May (listed in reverse chronological order by publication date):
Folgelstrom v. Lamps Plus, Inc., 195 Cal.App.4th 986 (Apr. 29, 2011; pub. ord. May 20, 2011; mod. Jun. 7, 2011) (Second Appellate District, Division Five) (affirming dismissal of UCL claim for lack of Prop. 64 standing; reversing dismissal of Song-Beverly Act claim, following Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma)
Knapp v. AT & T Wireless Services, Inc., 195 Cal.App.4th 932 (Apr. 25, 2011; pub. ord. May 20, 2011) (Fourth Appellate District, Division Three) (affirming order denying class certification of UCL, CLRA and fraud claims, which suffered from Kaldenbach problems)
Archer v. United Rentals, Inc., 195 Cal.App.4th 807 (May 19, 2011; mod. Jun. 13, 2011) (Second Appellate District, Division One) (affirming dismissal of UCL claim for injunctive relief for lack of Prop. 64 standing; reversing order denying class certification of Song-Beverly Act claim, following Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma)
People ex rel. Harris v. Pac Anchor Transportation, Inc., 195 Cal.App.4th 765 (May 18, 2011) (Second Appellate District, Division Five) (reversing dismissal of public prosecutor action in which the Attorney General's office employed the UCL's "unlawful" prong to pursue the defendant for wage and hour violations, holding that the FAA Authorization Act did not preempt the claims)
Marlo v. United Parcel Service, Inc., 639 F.3d 942 (9th Cir. Apr. 28, 2011) (affirming order decertifying class in wage & hour misclassification case)
Starbucks Corp. v. Superior Court (Lords), 194 Cal.App.4th 820 (Apr. 25, 2011) (Fourth Appellate District, Division Three) (reversing order permitting discovery of class list by putative class representatives who lacked standing)
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