Appellate Judge Limits Effect of Prop. 64
The dismissal of lawsuits filed under California’s Unfair Competition Law may be appealed to higher courts if the suits were filed before the passage of Proposition 64 last year, a state appeals court judge ruled.
Proposition 64 outlawed so-called shakedown lawsuits against businesses. Some companies have argued that the law applies to suits filed before the election.
The ruling by Justice Paul Turner, in a case called United Investors Life Insurance Co. vs. Waddell & Reed, didn’t address the issue of retroactivity, saying only that plaintiffs in such cases have the legal standing to file an appeal if their case is dismissed.
Experts say a definitive ruling could be months off.
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