New UCL decision: State of California ex rel. Harris v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
On Thursday, the Court of Appeal (First Appellate District, Division Four) issued State of California ex rel. Harris v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (Jan. 20, 2005). The decision is 80 pages long and contains a lengthy discussion of many different aspects of the UCL, including UCL preemption, "restitution" under the UCL, class certification of UCL claims, the scope of public penalties available under the UCL, and "primary jurisdiction" issues surrounding the UCL. The decision does not mention Proposition 64, probably because the private plaintiffs were actually injured and sought class certification.
- posted by Kim Kralowec @ 12:01 AM