Unfair Business Practices

California’s Unfair Competition Law (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 et seq.) provides a powerful tool to remedy unlawful, unfair, or fraudulent business practices. It has become a standard feature of commercial litigation in California, and Goodin MacBride attorneys routinely prosecute and defend cases under section 17200.

• Represent a national class against an Internet hotel reservation company for assessing bogus "tax/fees" charges to consumers.
• Settled litigation on behalf of a family-owned artisanal foie gras company against a national high-end grocer for interference with supplier contracts.
• Successfully defended a Southern California municipality and a home developer there from unfair competition claims by a publicly regulated utility company.
• Settled litigation on behalf of walnut growers throughout California against a prominent bank for improper diversion of proceeds from the sale of the walnut crop.
• Represented the founder and president of a software company in litigation against a co-founder for looting the company and diverting corporate assets.
• Represented a partner in litigation arising out of a partnership’s efforts to acquire, develop and manage mobile home park communities and multi-family residences in California.
• Defended a major computer manufacturer in a national class action alleging unfair business practices arising from problems caused by electrostatic discharge.