VIII. Authorities Table
| Authority | Citation | Holding / Relevance |
|---|---|---|
| Deceit statutes | Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1709–1710 | Codifies four species of fraud; basis for common-law fraud elements |
| Punitive damages | Cal. Civ. Code § 3294 | Authorizes punitives on clear-and-convincing proof of malice, oppression, or fraud |
| CUTSA | Cal. Civ. Code § 3426 et seq. | California Uniform Trade Secrets Act — exclusive state-law trade-secret remedy |
| CUTSA remedies | Cal. Civ. Code § 3426.3 | Damages, royalty, double exemplary for willful misappropriation |
| UCL | Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 | Prohibits unlawful, unfair, fraudulent business practices |
| False advertising | Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17500 | Prohibits untrue or misleading commercial statements |
| DTSA | 18 U.S.C. § 1836 | Federal trade-secret cause of action; ex parte seizure remedy |
| Engalla v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc. | (1997) 15 Cal.4th 951 | Modern fraud elements; particularity standard |
| Lazar v. Superior Court | (1996) 12 Cal.4th 631 | Promissory fraud elements; contemporaneous-intent requirement |
| LiMandri v. Judkins | (1997) 52 Cal.App.4th 326 | Four categories of duty to disclose; cannot interfere with own contract |
| Quelimane Co. v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co. | (1998) 19 Cal.4th 26 | Interference with contract — no independently wrongful act required |
| Della Penna v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. | (1995) 11 Cal.4th 376 | IIPEA — independently wrongful act required |
| Korea Supply Co. v. Lockheed Martin Corp. | (2003) 29 Cal.4th 1134 | Defines independently wrongful act; UCL limited to restitution/injunction |
| Whyte v. Schlage Lock Co. | (2002) 101 Cal.App.4th 1443 | Rejects inevitable-disclosure doctrine in California |
| AMN Healthcare, Inc. v. Aya Healthcare Servs., Inc. | (2018) 28 Cal.App.5th 923 | Invalidates non-solicitation-of-employees covenants |
| K.C. Multimedia, Inc. v. Bank of America Tech. & Operations, Inc. | (2009) 171 Cal.App.4th 939 | CUTSA preempts overlapping common-law claims |
| Casey v. U.S. Bank Nat. Assn. | (2005) 127 Cal.App.4th 1138 | Aiding-abetting fiduciary breach — actual knowledge, substantial assistance |
| Hartford Fin. Corp. v. Burns | (1979) 96 Cal.App.3d 591 | Conversion of money requires specific, identifiable sum |
| Erlich v. Menezes | (1999) 21 Cal.4th 543 | Economic-loss rule; tort requires independent duty |
| Manderville v. PCG&S Group, Inc. | (2007) 146 Cal.App.4th 1486 | Integration clause does not bar fraud-in-the-inducement |
| Robinson Helicopter Co., Inc. v. Dana Corp. | (2004) 34 Cal.4th 979 | Carve-out: intentional misrepresentation independent of contract |
| Kwikset Corp. v. Superior Court | (2011) 51 Cal.4th 310 | UCL standing — economic injury caused by unfair practice |
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