Legal Opinion
Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1756, AFL-CIO v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided June 29, 2009No. S151615PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KENNARD, J.
At issue here are two state laws. One is the unfair competition law, which allows a private party to bring an unfair competition action on behalf of others (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17203), but only if the person “has suffered injury in fact and has lost money or property as a result of the unfair competition.” (Id., § 17204.) The other law is the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (Lab. Code, § 2698 et seq.), which provides that an “aggrieved employee” may bring an action to recover civil penalties for violations of the Labor Code “on behalf of himself or herself…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, & Agricultural Implement Workers v. BrockSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Arias v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2009
- Stop Youth Addiction, Inc. v. Lucky Stores, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1998
- Californians for Disability Rights v. Mervyn's, LLCCalifornia Supreme Court · 2006
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by102 opinions
- Urbino v. Orkin Servs. of California, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
- Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. MorianaSupreme Court of the United States · 2022
- Williams v. Superior Court of L. A. Cnty.California Supreme Court · 2017
- Sakkab v. Luxottica Retail North America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
- Villacres v. Abm Industries Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2010
97 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.