Appellant Was Not Improperly Denied Jury Trial In UCL Suit, Panel Affirms

(July 22, 2019, 10:15 AM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California appeals panel on July 12 rejected an appellant’s  contention that a lower court erred in bifurcating his trial and adjudicating his equitable claim for violation of California Business and Professions Code Section 17200 first without a jury, finding that the lower court properly concluded that the appellant’s unfair competition law (UCL) claim disposed of his legal claims because of the “borrowing” aspect of the statute (Evanglin McCain v. A.F. Evans Company, Inc., et al., No. C074902, Calif. App., 3rd Dist., 2019 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 4664)....

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