Case Updates
California Supreme Court recognizes a limited cause of action for fraudulent concealment arising from or related to the performance of a contract
August 22, 2024
The court held that a plaintiff may assert such a claim if the elements can be established independently of the parties’ contractual rights and obligations, and the tortious conduct exposes the plaintiff to a risk of harm beyond the reasonable contemplation of the parties when they entered into the contract.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging California Supreme Court to reject fraudulent-concealment exception to traditional economic-loss rule
January 30, 2023
Click here to view the brief. Jeremy B. Rosen, Lisa Perrochet, Rebecca G. Powell, and Cameron Fraser of Horvitz & Levy LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
Case Documents
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- Rattagan v. Uber Technologies Inc. (Cal.)
- Opinion -- Rattagan v. Uber Technologies Inc. (Cal.)