Judge: UCL Claim For Unlawful Act May Proceed In Class Suit Over ‘Defective’ Blender

Mealey's (March 16, 2020, 11:24 AM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal judge in California on March 9 refused to dismiss a plaintiff’s California unfair competition law (UCL) claim for an “unlawful” act or practice to the extent that it is based upon SharkNinja Operating LLC’s purported violation of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty and the Magnuson-Moss Warranty acts, further granting in part and denying in part SharkNinja’s motion to dismiss claims in a consumer class action alleging that it knowingly sold defective Ninja Blenders to consumers (Krystal Wallace v. SharkNinja Operating, LLC, No. 18-05221, N.D Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40594)....