No particular statute. A group of teenagers hospitalized around the state for various health problems generally attributable to smoking tobacco join the suit and seek punitive damages under the Unfair Competition Act based upon the outrageous and wanton conduct alleged. A major beer wholesaler adopts a discounting policy that violates the Unfair Practices Act as a form of prohibited secret discounting. An association of small bars and restaurants brings an action for injunctive relief seeking to stop the practice. Vertical price fixing agreements between manufacturers and dealers.
Group refusals to deal by rivals targeting one or more of their suppliers or customers.
Tying a product or service over which the seller has economic power of some kind to a second product that the customer might not want or at least might prefer from another seller. Agreements between competitors allocating between them the customers they will serve, the types of products they will sell, or the regions in which they will market. This activity has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1 hour. The State Bar of California certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing minimum continuing legal education.