Published Justice

The Center for Consumer Law and Economic Justice celebrates the decision of the California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, to publish its opinion in Lindsay v. Patenaude & Felix, APC, a pivotal case addressing the misuse of anti-SLAPP motions to evade accountability for abusive debt collection practices.

The Lindsay opinion provides much-needed clarification on the application of the public interest exception to anti-SLAPP motions, particularly in cases involving systemic consumer harms such...

The Center celebrates the decision of the California Court of Appeal to publish its groundbreaking decision in Kramer v. Coinbase, Inc., which held that claims for public injunctive relief brought against deceptive product advertisements cannot be forced into private arbitration. Only the second published California appellate decision to address abusive consumer contracting within the cryptocurrency industry, Kramer directly targets the dangerous false claims that have tricked consumers into trusting...

The Center successfully requested publication of the opinion in Moten v. Transworld Systems, Inc., a decision that prevents debt collectors from invoking California’s litigation privilege as a shield from liability for fraudulent and deceptive debt collection practices.

Transworld Services, Inc. (TSI), a third party debt collector, sought to collect debt from student loan borrowers on behalf of National Collegiate Student...

The Center successfully requested publication of the opinion in People v. Alorica, Inc. (2022) 77 Cal.App.5th 60, a decision confirming an important principle: that public agencies, including the state attorney general and district attorneys’ offices, have broad authority to investigate potential violations of the laws subject to their jurisdiction — including consumer protection laws.

The decision delineates...