California Attorney General Sues Law Firm Using Unfair Competition Law, Alleging Abuse of the Same Unfair Competition Law
California's Business & Professions Code section 17200 has become a potent weapon for plaintiffs. But it is notoriously subject to abuse, and reform of the statute is a current hot topic. Now the State has jumped into the debate by suing Los Angeles' Trevor Law Group, a firm that it alleges "did not investigate claims before it sued, filed against unrelated businesses, made secret settlements with no public benefit, split attorneys fees with non-attorneys and violated rules of civil procedure," as reported here.