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Kwikset Decesion Due Tomorrow

Wednesday, January 26, 2011 by Eric B. Kingsley

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Tomorrow, the California Supreme Court will issue its decision in Kwikset v. Superior Court.  This is a very important decision for consumer cases in California and potentially throughout the United States.  In Kwikset the company labeled its lock sets as made in America despite the fact that they were made in China.  The California Supreme Court will decide if this gross misrepresentation can form the basis of any harm.  It is clear that such practices by companies should not be tolerated and consumers should clearly vote with their feet.  The problem, however, is that this is sometimes difficult to verify.  Therefore, we are hopeful that the court will allow consumers to pursue remedies for violation of law that harm consumers if not tangibly then intangibly the society as a whole.

 
Posted at 16:47 PM
Topic: Labor and Employment
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