“‘The elements of promissory fraud … are:
(1) a promise made regarding a material fact without any intention of performing it;
(2) the existence of the intent not to perform at the time the promise was made;
(3) intent to deceive or induce the promisee to enter into a transaction;
(4) reasonable reliance by the promisee;
(5) nonperformance by the party making the promise; and
(6) resulting damage to the promise[e].’”
Rossberg v. Bank of America, N.A., 219 Cal. App. 4th 1481, 1498 (2013) (noting that, “[a]s with any other form of fraud, each element of a promissory fraud claim must be alleged with particularity.”); see also Cal. Civ. Code § 1572(4) (2013) (“Actual fraud” includes “[a] promise made without any intention of performing it”).
CALIFORNIA STATE COURTS
Supreme Court of California: Engalla v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc., 15 Cal. 4th 951, 973-74 (1997).
California 1st District: Garamendi v. Golden Eagle Ins. Co., 128 Cal. App. 4th 452, 470 (2005).
California 2d District: Food Safety Net Servs. v. Eco Safe Sys. USA, Inc., 209 Cal. App. 4th 1118, 1131 (2012).
California 3d District: None
California 4thDistrict: Rossberg v. Bank of America, N.A., 219 Cal. App. 4th 1481, 1498 (2013).
California 5th District: Helmer v. Bingham Toyota Isuzu, 129 Cal. App. 4th 1121, 1130 & n.3 (2005).
California 6th District: Service by Medallion, Inc. v. Clorox Co., 44 Cal. App. 4th 1807, 1816 (1996).
CALIFORNIA FEDERAL COURTS
United States Court of Appeal for the 9th Circuit: Bell Gardens Bicycle Casino v. Great Am. Ins. Co., 124 Fed. Appx. 551, 553 (9th Cir. 2005).
Central District: Petersen v. Allstate Indem. Co., 281 F.R.D. 413, 419-20 (C.D. Cal. 2012).
Eastern District: Yost v. Nationstar Mortg., LLC, No. 1:13-cv-00745-AWI-SAB, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 128504, at *13-14 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 9, 2013); Fitzpatrick v. Fitzpatrick, No. 2:12-cv-2938 GEB AC PS, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 124781, at *10-12 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 30, 2013).
Northern District: Asnaashari v. PNY Techs., Inc., No. C 13-1308 PJH, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 121202, at *4 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 26, 2013).
Southern District: Bell v. Fed. Home Loan Mortg. Corp., No. 11-CV-2514-MMA(RBB), 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 141872, at *8-9 (S.D. Cal. Oct. 1, 2012).