Perspective
Mar. 29, 2011
Labels Matter, But No Reset to Pre-Prop. 64
Checking "general public" unfair-competition law class actions may now be more difficult. By Vanessa O. Wells and Paul J. Riehle of Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP.
Some are concerned that Kwikset Corp. v. Superior Court, 51 Cal.4th 310 (2011) signals a retreat from the beachhead gained by Proposition 64: Will businesses again be subjected to lawsuits brought by cardboard plaintiffs serving as fronts for lawyer-driven lawsuits? The opinion certainly raises some red flags.
Prop. 64 took aim at the cottage industry of "general public" unfair-competition law acti...
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