Legal Opinion
Kasky v. Nike, Inc.
California Supreme Court
Decided May 2, 2002No. S087859PublishedCited by 352 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KENNARD, J.
Acting on behalf of the public, plaintiff brought this action seeking monetary and injunctive relief under California laws designed to curb false advertising and unfair competition. Plaintiff alleged that defendant corporation, in response to public criticism, and to induce consumers to continue to buy its products, made false statements of fact about its labor practices and about working conditions in factories that make its products. Applying established principles of appellate review, we must assume in this opinion that these allegations are true.
*946The issue here is whether…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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