Alves

Filed 5/13/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SEVEN

ELAINE ALVES et al., B338413

Plaintiffs and Respondents, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 23STCP00999) v.

SHIRLEY N. WEBER,

as Secretary of State, etc.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Alison Mackenzie, Judge. Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with directions. Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Thomas S. Patterson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Anthony R. Hakl and Nicholas R. Green, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendant and Appellant. Law Offices of Mark A. Redmond, Mark A. Redmond; Salisbury Legal and Lawrence J. Salisbury for Plaintiffs and Respondents.

__________________________ Petitioners1 were defrauded by a now-defunct corporation that purported to sell them long-term health care and estate

Elaine Alves, Ronald Alves, Bradley Bailey for Kenneth Bailey and Lois Bailey, Bonnie Beardsley, Lee Boblet, Lee Boblet for Marjorie Boblet, Winnifred Beck for Erma Boswell, Thomas Bricks for Norah Bricks, Sharon Broglio, James Broglio,…