The California Supreme Court today issued its highly awaited decision in In re Tobacco II Cases, No. S147345 (Cal., May 18, 2009). The 4-3 majority opinion addressed two issues relating to standing in class actions filed under the California Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”): 1) the UCL “standing requirements are applicable only to the class representatives, and not [...]
Archive for May 18th, 2009
California Supreme Court Issues Decision on UCL Standing Issues in In re Tobacco II Cases
Posted in Class Action Decisions, tagged 17200, california consumer class action, consumer protection, tobacco II, tobacco litigation, ucl, unfair competition law on May 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Chinese Drywall Litigation: How Best to Protect Your Company
Posted in Class Action Trends, tagged chinese drywall, construction class action, product liability class action on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Baker & Hostetler‘s products liability and construction litigation practice teams issued an Executive Alert today on class action and other litigation involving allegedly defective drywall manufactured in China. This is a litigation trend that has been getting quite a bit of press lately. Here is an excerpt from the Alert: Florida homeowners have filed at least six [...]

