HALL v. TIME INC.

No. G038040.

70 Cal.Rptr.3d 466 (2008)

158 Cal.App.4th 847

Jeffrey R. HALL, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. TIME INC. et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeal of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

As Modified January 28, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carroll, Kelly, Trotter, Franzen & McKenna, Michael J. Trotter, Long Beach; Hall & Bailey and Donald R. Hall for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Jones Day, Richard S. Ruben, Irvine, Craig E. Stewart, San Francisco, and Matthew A. Berliner for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

FYBEL, J.

INTRODUCTION

A plaintiff must have suffered an "injury in fact" and "lost money or property as a result of such unfair competition" to have standing to pursue either an individual or a representative claim under the California unfair competition law, Business and Professions Code section 17200 et seq. (UCL). We hold the phrase "as a result of in the UCL imposes a causation requirement; that is, the alleged unfair competition must...

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