Panel Holds Court Erred In Ruling For Hyland’s On UCL Claim, Reverses

Mealey's (May 21, 2019, 10:26 AM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 15 affirmed a district court’s decision in favor of a homeopathic product maker on the majority of consumers’ claims but reversed the court’s decision as to a claim for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL), holding that a jury’s narrow findings as to deceptive advertising did not resolve a broader theory on unfair practices (Kim Allen, et al. v. Hylands, Inc., No. 17-56184, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 14391)....