Entities Seek Review Of Whether UCL Claim Is Preempted By Federal Law

(July 16, 2018, 11:41 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Companies that were sued by a district attorney for violations of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and false advertising law (FAL) in relation to an explosion that killed employees at one of their facilities on June 25 filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking review of a California high court’s decision that the state law claims were not preempted by federal occupational safety and health law (Emerson Electric Co., et al. v. Superior Court of California, Orange County, et al., No. 17-1713, U.S. Sup., 2018 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 2378)....

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