People v. Experian Data Corp.

Filed 11/15/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Appellant, G062674

v. (Super. Ct. No. 30-2019- 01047183)

EXPERIAN DATA CORP.,

OPINION

Defendants and Respondents.

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County, Donald F. Gaffney, Judge. Reversed and remanded with directions. Mara W. Elliott, City Attorney, Mark Ankcorn and Kevin King, Deputy City Attorneys, and Blood Hurst & O’Reardon, Timothy G. Blood, Leslie E. Hurst and Paula R. Brown for Plaintiff and Appellant. Jones Day, Nathaniel P. Garrett, Richard J. Grabowski, John A. Vogt and Ryan D. Ball, for Defendant and Respondent. In this case of first impression, we are asked to determine whether the discovery rule can apply to delay the accrual of a non-fraud civil enforcement action brought by the San Diego City Attorney (City Attorney), pursuant to the unfair competition law (UCL), as set forth in Business and 1 Professions Code section 17200 et seq. We conclude the City Attorney can invoke the discovery rule. Accordingly, we reverse and…