California Supreme Court
Mar. 5, 2009
Class Actions In Peril in Tobacco Case
A case against cigarette companies accused of producing false advertising could spell the end of California's unfair competition law as consumer lawyers know it.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - A case against cigarette companies accused of producing false advertising could spell the end of California's unfair competition law as consumer lawyers know it. A Newport Beach plaintiffs' attorney seemed to struggle Tuesday as he tried to explain to the California Supreme Court why Proposition 64, a 2005 voter initiative that targeted consumer class actions under the unfair competition la...
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