Litigation
Aug. 19, 2013
California's expanding unfair competition law
In a pair of recent decisions, the state high court expanded the scope of unfair competition liability, paving the way for more consumer class actions in California. By Robert J. Herrington and Jeff E. Scott
In a pair of recent decisions, the state Supreme Court expanded California's infamous Unfair Competition Law (UCL), making it easier to bring putative class actions in California based on technical legal violations of statutes that do not provide for a private right of action.
In Rose v. Bank of America, the question was whether a private plaintiff could assert a UCL claim based on alleged violations ...
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