California Business and Professions Code 18413 – (a) In addition to the criminal and civil penalties herein …
(a) In addition to the criminal and civil penalties herein provided, any person who is injured in his business or property by reason of anything declared to be unlawful by this chapter may sue therefor in any court having jurisdiction in the county where the defendant resides or is found, or any agent resides or is found, or where service may be obtained, without respect to the amount in controversy, and recover twofold the damages sustained by him, and the costs of suit.
(b) Whenever it appears to the court before which any proceedings under this chapter may be pending, that the ends of justice require that other parties be brought before the court, the court may cause them to be made parties defendant and summoned, whether or not they reside in the county where such action is pending.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 18413
- County: includes city and county. See California Business and Professions Code 17
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trustee, receiver or assignee for the benefit of creditors. See California Business and Professions Code 18402
(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 44.)