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Litigation

Aug. 31, 2006

Defendants Get an Edge in Pending Unfair Competition Cases

FOCUS COLUMN - In two unanimous decisions, Californians for Disability Rights v. Mervyn's, 39 Cal.4th 223, and Branick v. Downey Savings and Loan Ass'n., 39 Cal.4th 235, the California Supreme Court ruled that Proposition 64 applies to cases pending at the time of its enactment. t


Focus Column

By Rodger R. Cole and Rachael G. Samberg

     
      In two unanimous decisions, Californians for Disability Rights v. Mervyn's, 39 Cal.4th 223, and Branick v. Downey Savings and Loan Ass'n., 39 Cal.4th 235, the California Supreme Court ruled that Proposition 64 applies to cases pending at the time of its enactment. These decisions, which resolve a split in authori...

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