Examples of California Unfair Competition Lawsuits
Previously on the blog, we discussed what constitutes unfair competition in California. In this article, we will share a few examples of recent unfair competition lawsuits involving California businesses.
As a refresher, California Business and Professions Code Section 17200 prohibits “unfair competition,” which includes any unlawful, unfair or fraudulent business act or practice. It also includes any unfair, deceptive, untrue or misleading advertising, as well as any other act prohibited by the Business and Professions Code. A violation under this code section is often one of the many allegations making up a lawsuit accusing a business of some sort of fraud or deceptive practice prohibited by a different state rule or statute leading to wide variation in unfair competition lawsuits in California.
Recent unfair competition lawsuits include:
- The district attorney offices for the counties of Los Angeles and San Francisco claimed that Uber violated California’s unfair competition laws by misguiding and overcharging consumers;
- The district attorney offices for the counties of Yolo, Sacramento, and San Joaquin filed an unfair competition lawsuit against chocolate Easter bunny candy-maker R.M. Palmer Co., alleging that the false-bottomed boxes used to sell the product “Too Tall Bunny” amount to deceptive packaging; and
- In a case that could impact millions of Americans, two private individuals have brought an unfair competition lawsuits against Apple, alleging that the company falsely advertised the storage capacity available in its iPhones, iPads and iPods, because the large data footprint of the iOS 8 operating software eats into the advertised capacity of Apple’s mobile devices, making a fraction of the advertised capacity of the devices available to users.
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