In a case of major interest to the tobacco industry and more than 25 amici curiae, the California Supreme Court must decide whether every potential member of a class of smokers seeking restitution for false advertising must demonstrate personal damage. Careful questioning and poker faces by the justices during Tuesday's oral arguments left the outcome mostly a mystery, but a couple of amici on the consumers' side predicted the justices would reverse the appellate court, which upheld class decertification.
March 04, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Just a few weeks ago, the California Supreme Court ruled that lawsuits under the Consumer Legal Remedies Act can only be filed by individuals who suffer real damage from unlawful business practices.
But during oral arguments on Tuesday it wasn’t clear where the court stood on applying that same rule to every participant of class actions filed under the state’s Unfair Competition Law.
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