UCL, FAL Suit Alleges Sale Of Fraudulent ‘At Home’ COVID-19 Tests And ‘Disinfectants’

Mealey's (June 1, 2020, 12:23 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — The people of California on May 26 sued a wellness company, seeking to enforce California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and false advertising law (FAL) for the company’s alleged sale of fraudulent “at home” COVID-19 tests and “disinfectants” “designed to take advantage of, and profit from, the fear, anxiety, and misinformation arising from the global pandemic” (The People of the State of California v. Wellness Matrix Group, Inc., et al., No. 20-19955, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co.)....