California Court of Appeal
Law Offices of Mathew Higbee v. Expungement Assistance Services, G046778
The lack of direct dealings between two business competitors is not necessarily fatal to Unfair Competition Law standing, provided the plaintiff competitor has suffered injury in fact and lost money or property as a result of the defendant competitor's unfair competition, and here: 1) plaintiff alleged sufficient injury in the form of lost revenue, lost market share, and diminution in law firm value resulting from defendant's alleged unfair competition based on the unauthorized practice of law; and therefore, 2) the trial court's grant of defendant's demurrer is reversed and remanded.
Appellate Information
- Decided 03/14/2013
- Published 03/14/2013
Judges
- MOORE
Court
- California Court of Appeal