California Court of Appeal

Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights v. Nextel Commc'ns, Inc., B185992

Judgment on the pleadings in favor of defendants, in suit for violation of California's unfair competition law, is reversed as plaintiff should have been permitted to amend its complaint in order to add or substitute a plaintiff who meets the modified standing requirements for claims under the UCL as modified by Proposition 64.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/21/2006
• Published 09/21/2006

Judges

• ROTHSCHILD, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Weiss & Lurie, Jordan L. Lurie and Leigh A. Parker, Los Angeles;  The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, Harvey Rosenfield, Santa Monica, and Pamela M. Pressley, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, Dominic Surprenant and A. Brooks Gresham, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents.