Alamo Recycling, LLC v. Anheuser Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.

*987Opinion

KING, J.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs Alamo Recycling, LLC (Alamo), and Chino Valley Recycling, LLC (Chino), operate “recycling center[s]” where beverage containers sold in California may be redeemed for their “California Redemption Value.” In this action, plaintiffs sued defendant Anheuser Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., and other companies that sell or distribute beverage containers in California (the Beverage Companies or defendants).1 The trial court sustained defendants’ general demurrer to the complaint without leave to amend (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.10, subd. (e)), dismissed the…