High Court Finds UCL Claim Is Not Preempted By Federal Health And Safety Law

Mealey's (February 12, 2018, 10:59 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court on Feb. 8 reversed an appeals court finding that a district attorney’s claims for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and false advertising law asserted against a plastics maker in relation to an explosion that killed two employees were not preempted by federal occupational safety and health law, finding that those claims remain within a state’s responsibility under federal law to regulate worker safety (Solus Industrial Innovations LLC, et al. v. The Superior Court of Orange County, et al., No. S222314, Calif. Sup., 2018 Cal. LEXIS 934)....