In Rattagan v. Uber Techs., Inc., the Supreme Court of California held a party can assert a fraudulent concealment cause of action based on conduct occurring in the course of a contractual relationship if the claim: (1) can be established “independently of the parties’ contractual rights and obligations” and (2) the tortious conduct exposes a risk of harm “beyond the reasonable contemplation of the parties” when they entered into the contract. READ MORE