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(Accident attorney tampa) Troyk v. Farmers Group, Inc.

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(Cal. App., Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Insurance Law) In a class action suit against Farmers Insurance, grant of plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is reversed where plaintiff did not carry his burden to show there is no triable issue of fact regarding the element of causation for his standing under the Business and Professions Code to prosecute the Unfair Competition Law cause of action on behalf of the class members. Defendant violated the Insurance Code’s disclosure requirement, as the term “premium” includes a service charge imposed for the payment in full of the stated premium for policy’s one-month term, which was not disclosed in the policy.

Troyk v. Farmers Group, Inc.

(Cal. App., Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Insurance Law) In a class action suit against Farmers Insurance, grant of plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is reversed where plaintiff did not carry his burden to show there is no triable issue of fact regarding the element of causation for his standing under the Business and Professions Code to prosecute the Unfair Competition Law cause of action on behalf of the class members. Defendant violated the Insurance Code’s disclosure requirement, as the term “premium” includes a service charge imposed for the payment in full of the stated premium for policy’s one-month term, which was not disclosed in the policy.

US Fire Ins. Co. v. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter
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Hampton, LLP

(Cal. App., Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury And Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies) In a suit to enjoin defendant-law firm from representing a committee of asbestos creditors based on a conflict of interest, denial of defendant’s anti-SLAPP motion is affirmed where the allegations on which plaintiff’s complaint was based did not involve protected activity under the relevant statute.

United Techs. Corp. v. Mazer

(U.S. 11th Cir., Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets) In an action for misappropriation of trade secrets, judgment for Defendants is reversed in part, where Plaintiff adequately alleged that Defendant’s president was acting within the scope of his employment when he stole Plaintiff’s blueprints, but affirmed in part, where another Defendant was not subject to personal jurisdiction in Florida.

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