Calif. Justices' Ruling Marks Turning Point For Jury Trial Right

By Patrick Hammon (May 28, 2020, 2:51 PM EDT) -- Recently, the California Supreme Court handed down a significant decision in Nationwide Biweekly Administration Inc. v. Superior Court of Alameda County, holding that claims arising under California's Unfair Competition Law, or UCL, and its False Advertising Law, or FAL, are equitable in nature, and therefore properly tried by a court, rather than by a jury, even where the government seeks civil penalties in connection with its claims....

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