Legal Opinion
Kwikset Corp. v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided January 27, 2011No. S171845PublishedCited by 778 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WERDEGAR, J.
This case arises from Kwikset Corporation’s (Kwikset) manufacturing of locksets it labeled as “Made in U.S.A.” James Benson brought suit under the unfair competition and false advertising laws to challenge the labels’ veracity. After a bench trial, the trial court entered judgment for Benson.
While the case was pending on appeal, the electorate enacted Proposition 64 (Gen. Elec. (Nov. 2, 2004)), which called into question Benson’s standing to challenge Kwikset’s country of origin representations. Benson then filed an amended complaint in which he alleged he purchased…
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