Judge: UCL Claims Under Both Prongs Have Been Adequately Alleged Against Walmart

Mealey's (September 11, 2019, 11:20 AM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A federal judge in California on Aug. 26 held that plaintiffs have adequately alleged violations of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) under the “unfair” and “unlawful” prongs, denying Walmart Inc.’s motion to dismiss the revised UCL claim in the first amended complaint (Alicia Cappello, et al. v. Walmart Inc., No. 18-06678, N.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 148978)....