Boorstein v. CBS Interactive, Inc.

Opinion

SUZUKAWA, J.

Plaintiff appeals from the judgment of dismissal entered after the trial court sustained defendant’s demurrer to causes of action for violations of Civil Code section 1798.83 et seq. (the shine the light law or STL law) 1 and Business and Professions Code section 17200 et seq. (the unfair competition law or UCL). We agree with the trial court that plaintiff lacks standing to pursue causes of action under either statute, and thus we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

I. The Present Action

The STL law is a disclosure statute designed to “shine the light” on businesses’…