California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 3 — Professions and Vocations GenerallyChapter 4 — AttorneysArticle 9.6 — Legal Aid OrganizationsSection 6159.53
(a) Any consumer injured by a violation of Section 6159.52 may file a complaint and seek injunctive relief, restitution, and damages in the superior court of any county in which the defendant maintains an office, advertises, or is listed in a telephone directory.
(b) A person who violates Section 6159.52 shall be subject to an injunction against further violation of Section 6159.52 by any legal aid organization that maintains an office in any county in which the defendant maintains an office, advertises, or is listed in a telephone directory. In an action under this subdivision, it is not necessary to allege or prove actual damage to the plaintiff, and irreparable harm and interim harm to the plaintiff shall be presumed.
(c) Reasonable attorney’s fees shall be awarded to the prevailing plaintiff in any action under this section.
Notes
Allows a consumer injured by the specified legal-aid naming violation to sue for injunction, restitution, and damages in qualifying counties, and allows qualifying legal aid organizations to seek injunctions without proving actual damage, with irreparable and interim harm presumed. Requires reasonable attorney’s fees to be awarded to the prevailing plaintiff in any action under the section.
Use as reference
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