Opinion ID: 2633588
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Heading: The UCL.

Text: As pertinent here, the UCL provides for relief by civil lawsuit against [a]ny person who engages, has engaged, or proposes to engage in unfair competition. (Bus. & Prof.Code, § 17203.) Unfair competition is defined to include any unlawful, unfair or fraudulent business act or practice and unfair, deceptive, untrue or misleading advertising. . . . ( Id., § 17200.) An action for injunctive relief, which relief may include orders necessary to restore to any person in interest any money or property. . . . acquired by means of such unfair competition ( id., § 17203), may be brought (1) by the Attorney General or a specified local prosecuting officer upon their own complaint or upon the complaint of any board, officer, corporation, or association, or (2) by any person who has suffered injury in fact and has lost money or property as a result of such unfair competition ( id., § 17204). For purposes of the UCL, the term person shall mean and include natural persons, corporations, firms, partnerships, joint stock companies, associations and other organizations of persons. ( Id., § 17201.) Except as otherwise specifically provided, the UCL's remedies are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this state. ( Id., § 17205.)