It looks like there may be competing voter initiatives relating to California’s Unfair Competition Law (see Aug. 27, Jul. 22). While bipartisan legislative attempts to reform the notoriously overbroad Section 17200 have failed, the Civil Justice Association of California is looking into a possible voter initiative for reform. In response, a trial lawyers’ organization is threatening a voter initiative to expand ? 17200 liability to individual executives. The lengthy San Francisco Chronicle story includes extensive discussion of the Trevor Law Group scandal, where a law firm used ? 17200 to shake down thousands of businesses for $20 million with frivolous lawsuits (see Aug. 4, Jul. 28). (Bernadette Tansey, “Battle brews over consumer protection in state”, Sep. 28). Update Oct. 26: initiative campaign launched.
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