Judge Refuses To Strike Class Allegations, Finds UCL Claims Are Representative

Mealey's (September 14, 2017, 1:23 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Since a construction company seeks to assert claims for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) as representative claims under state law, rather than as class claims under federal law, a California federal judge on Sept. 12 denied an insurer’s motion to strike parts of the company’s complaint filed against it in relation to its issuance of general liability insurance policies (Albert D. Seeno Construction Company, et al. v. Aspen Insurance UK Limited, No. 17-cv-03765, N.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 147646)....