Appellate Judge Limits Effect of Prop. 64
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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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