California High Court: Unruh Suit Against Website Does Not Require A Transaction

Mealey's (August 14, 2019, 7:38 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A man suing an online business for discrimination under California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act does not need to “enter into an agreement or transaction with the business” to pursue his claims, the California Supreme Court ruled Aug. 12, finding that encountering discriminatory terms connected to a service he intended to use was sufficient to establish standing to sue (Robert E. White v. Square Inc., No. S249248, Calif. Sup., 2019 Cal. LEXIS 5946)....