A recent decision by the California Supreme Court has resolved an unsettled issue concerning the standing requirements for absent class members in lawsuits alleging violations of California's Unfair Competition Law, codified at California Business and Professions Code Section 17200 et seq. Prior to 2004, a representative action for relief under the Unfair Competition Law could be maintained by any person acting for the general public, irrespective of whether he or she had been personally i...
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