Judge Dismisses UCL, Conversion Claims Against BMW Over Extracted Vehicle Data

Mealey's (January 17, 2020, 7:48 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California on Jan. 13 granted BMW of North America LLC’s motion to dismiss unfair competition law (UCL) and conversion claims based on its alleged refusal to provide a plaintiff with the data that one of its dealerships extracted from her vehicle, finding that the plaintiff has failed to demonstrate that she can base her UCL claim on her $1,997.52 payment to another dealership to repair her car (Gretchen Key v. BMW of North America, LLC, No. 19-03366, N.D. Calif., 020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5417)....