Calif. Appeals Panel Reinstates Unruh, UCL Claims Over Tinder Age-Based Pricing

Mealey's (January 30, 2018, 12:14 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A California appellate panel on Jan. 29 “swipe[d] left” and reversed a trial court’s ruling for Tinder Inc., finding that the lower court erred when it ruled that the dating application company did not violate the Unruh Act or California’s unfair competition law (UCL) by charging older users more for its premium service than younger users (Allan Candelore v. Tinder, Inc., No. B270172, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 3, 2018 Cal. App. LEXIS 71)....