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· 8/9/2010

Louie Hung Kwei Lu v. Hawaiian Gardens Casino, Inc.

Citations

  • 236 P.3d 346
  • 50 Cal. 4th 592
  • 113 Cal. Rptr. 3d 498
  • 16 Wage & Hour Cas.2d (BNA) 846
  • 2010 Cal. LEXIS 7623

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that language describing “a remedy or means of enforcing,” a statute is strongly indicative of an intent to create a private right of action
  • explaining that “violation of a state statute does not necessarily give rise to a private cause of action” and explaining requirements for a private cause of action
  • stating that whether there is a private right of action depends on whether the Legislature \ 'manifested an intent to create such a private cause of action' under the statute\
  • California courts “begin with the premise that 9 a violation of a state statute does not necessarily give rise to a private cause of action”
  • a “statute’s language” is “the best indicator of whether a private right 5 to sue exists”
  • “[W]hether a party has a 11 right to sue depends on whether the Legislature has manifested an intent to create such a private 12 cause of action under the statute.” (citation and internal quotations omitted)

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Judges: Chin

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