Corporate
Feb. 2, 2011
Seller Beware: Standing Requirements in Consumer Cases
Recent court decision expands consumer standing in unfair-competition law claims. By Eric B. Kingsley and Kelsey Peterson-More of Kingsley & Kingsley.
Eric B. Kingsley
Partner
Kingsley & Kingsley APC
Labor & Employment
16133 Ventura Blvd #1200
Encino , CA 91436
Phone: (818) 990-8300
Fax: (818) 990-2903
Email: eric@kingsleylawyers.com
Loyola Law School; Los Angeles CA
Eric is the former board chair of the Anti-Defamation League's Los Angeles Region.
Kelsey Peterson-More
The state Supreme Court handed California consumers a significant victory last week in Kwikset Corp. v. Superior Court (Jan. 27, 2011) holding that plaintiffs who were deceived by a product's label and would not have purchased the product but for the deception, "lost money or property" within the meaning of Proposition 64 and have standing to sue.
Following the Court's landmark ruling in In re Tobacco II Cases (2009) 46 Cal.4th 298 (Tobacco II), an important question ...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In