California Appeals Panel: Long-Term Renters Suing Airbnb Lack Standing Under UCL

Mealey's (August 14, 2017, 11:17 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A class of long-term renters suing Airbnb Inc. in part for injury in fact due to the company’s short-term renters causing damage to common resources failed to demonstrate standing under California’s unfair competition law (UCL), a California appellate panel ruled Aug. 10 in an unpublished opinion (Louis Gamache, et al. v. Airbnb, Inc., No. A146179, Calif. App., 1st Dist., Div. 5, 2017 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 5501)....