Rattagan v. Uber Technologies, Inc.

Summary

The court held that California law permits an independent fraudulent-concealment claim based on conduct occurring during a contractual relationship. Such a claim may proceed when the plaintiff can establish the tort elements independently of the contract and the conduct exposed the plaintiff to harm beyond the parties' reasonable contemplation when they contracted. The court answered the Ninth Circuit's reframed certified question but left the adequacy of the complaint for the federal courts to decide.