CONSUMER ADVOCACY GROUP, INC v. KINTETSU ENTERPRISES OF AMERICA
Filed 7/6/06
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION EIGHT
| CONSUMER ADVOCACY GROUP, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. KINTETSU ENTERPRISES OF AMERICA et al., Defendants and Respondents. | B169636 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. JCCP4182) |
APPEALS from judgments of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County.
Carl J. West, Judge and Ann Kough, Judge (Retired Judge of the Los Angeles Sup. Ct. assigned by the Chief Justice pursuant to art. VI, § 6 of the Cal. Const.). Reversed.
Yeroushalmi & Associates, Daniel D. Cho, Reuben Yeroushalmi and Daniel J. Hartman for Plaintiff and Appellant Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Tom Greene, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Theodora P. Berger, Assistant Attorney General and Edward G. Weil, Deputy Attorney General, for County as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.
Graham & Martin, Anthony G. Graham, Michael J. Martin for Plaintiffs and Appellants Consumer Defense Group and the McKenzie Group.
Weston Benshoof Rochefort Rubalcava MacCuish, Kurt Weissmuller and Stephanie A. Jones for Defendants and Respondents Hotel Sofitel, Accor North America and Kintetsu Enterprises Company of America.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Scott A. Kruse, Patrick W. Dennis and Stephanie A. Hartley for Defendants and Respondents Wyndham International, Inc. and Patriot American Hospitality, Inc.
Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro, Jeffrey K. Riffer, Malcolm C. Weiss and David P. Waite for Defendant and Respondent California Hotel and Lodging Association Members.
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