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C. Intent Behind Proposition 64 for Kwikset Corp. v. Super. Ct.
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P. 1Kwikset Corp. v. Super. Ct.Kwikset Corp. v. Super. Ct.Ratings: (0)|Views: 194|Likes: 0Published by www.BaileyDaily.comMore info:Categories:Types, Business/Law, Court FilingsPublished by: www.BaileyDaily.com on Jan 28, 2011Copyright:Attribution Non-commercialAvailability:Read on Scribd mobile: iPhone, iPad and Android.download as PDF, TXT or read online from ScribdFlag for inappropriate content|Add to collectionSee moreSee lesshttps://www.scribd.com/doc/47696509/Kwikset-Corp-v-Super-Ct11/13/2011pdftextoriginal 1
KWIKSET CORPORATION et al., ))Petitioners, )) S171845v. )) Ct.App. 4/3 G040675THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE )COUNTY, ) Orange County) Super. Ct. No. 00CC01275Respondent; ))JAMES BENSON et al., ))Real Parties in Interest. )____________________________________)
This case arises from Kwikset Corporation‟s (Kwikset) manufacturing of locksets it labeled as “Made in U.S.A.” James Benson brought suit under the
unfair competition and false advertising laws to challenge th
e labels‟ veracity.
After a bench trial, the trial court entered judgment for Benson.While the case was pending on appeal, the electorate enacted Proposition
challenge Kwikse
t‟s country of origin representations. Benson then filed anamended complaint in which he alleged he purchased Kwikset‟s locksets andwould not have done so but for the “Made in U.S.A.” labeling. The Court of Appeal concluded this allegation was insufficient to establish standing because it
did not satisfy Proposition 64‟s requirement that a plaintiff have “lost money or property.” (See Prop. 64, §§
3, 5.)We granted review to address the standing requirements of the unfaircompetition and false advertising laws in the wake of Proposition 64. Weconclude Proposition 64 should be read in light of its apparent purposes, i.e., toeliminate standing for those who have not engaged in any business dealings withwould-be defendants and thereby strip such unaffected parties of the ability to file
“shakedown lawsuits,” while preserving for actual victims of deception and other acts of unfair competition the ability to sue and enjoin such practices. (VoterInformation Guide, Gen. Elec. (Nov. 2, 2004) argument in favor of Prop. 64, p. 40;see also Prop. 64, § 1.) Accordingly, plaintiffs who can truthfully allege they were
deceived by a product‟s label into spending money to purchase the product, andwould not have purchased it otherwise, have “lost money or property” within the
meaning of Proposition 64 and have standing to sue. Because plaintiffs here haveso alleged, we reverse.
In 2000, plaintiff James Benson filed a representative action againstdefendant Kwikset, alleging Kwikset falsely marketed and sold locksets labeled as
“Made in U.S.A.” that in fact contained foreign
-made parts or involved foreignmanufacture. The original complaint contained four counts, three assertingviolations of the unfair competition law (UCL) (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200 etseq.) for unlawful, unfair, and fraudulent business practices, and a fourth broughtunder the false advertising law (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17500 et seq.). The UCL
count for unlawful business practices alleged Kwikset‟s marketing
violated bothspecific state and federal statutes regulating country of origin labeling (see Bus. &Prof. Code, § 17533.7; Civ. Code, § 1770, subd. (a)(4); 15 U.S.C. § 45a) andgeneral statutes governing false advertising (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17500 et seq.;
3Civ. Code, § 1770, subd. (a)(5), (7), (9), (16); 15 U.S.C. § 45). Benson soughtboth injunctive relief and restitution.After a bench trial, the trial court entered judgment for Benson. Itconcluded Kwikset had violated Business and Professions Code section 17533.7
and Civil Code section 1770, subdivision (a)(4)
between 1996 and 2000 by
either contained screws or pins made in Taiwan or involved latch subassemblyperformed in Mexico. Based on these violations, the trial court concludedKwikset had engaged in unlawful, unfair, and deceptive business practices underBusiness and Professions Code section 17200 and false advertising under Businessand Professions Code section 17500 and found for Benson on each of his fourcauses of action.
The trial court‟s subsequent judgment enjoined Kwikset “from labeling anylockset intended for sale in the State of California „All American Made,‟ or „Madein USA,‟ or similar unqualified la
nguage, if such lockset contains any article, unit,
trial court further ordered Kwikset to notify its California retailers and distributorsof the falsely labeled products and afford them the opportunity to returnimproperly labeled inventory for either a monetary refund or replacement with
Business and Professions Code section 17533.7 provides: “
It is unlawfulfor any person, firm, corporation or association to sell or offer for sale in this Stateany merchandise on which merchandise or on its container there appears the words
merchandise or any article, unit, or part thereof, has been entirely or substantiallymade, manufactured, or produced outside of the United States
Civil Code section 1770
, subdivision (a)(4) prohibits “
[u]sing deceptiverepresentations or designations of geographic origin in connection with [the sale orlease of] goods or services