Judge Denies Reconsideration In UCL Suit Against ‘Reef Friendly’ Sunscreen Maker

(November 7, 2023, 1:44 PM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge on Nov. 6 denied a sunscreen maker’s motion for reconsideration of the court’s denial of its motion to dismiss a putative class action accusing it of violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) by misleadingly labeling its sunscreen as “reef friendly,” writing that a recent Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling it cited doesn’t change the legal standard the court applied....