Archer

Archer v. United Rentals, Inc.

Bad Law
126 Cal. Rptr. 3d 118·195 Cal. App. 4th 807·2011 Cal. App. LEXIS 606
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMay 19, 2011No. B219089California9,161 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Mallano, J.

This is a putative class action, along with individual claims, arising from the alleged requesting and recording by United Rentals, Inc., and United Rentals Northwest, Inc. (collectively defendants), of plaintiffs’ personal identification information “as a condition to accepting the credit card as payment in full or in part for goods or services,” in violation of section 1747.08 of the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971 (SBCCA) (Civ. Code, § 1747 et seq.).

Vincent Archer and Alistair Cochran (collectively plaintiffs) appeal from the judgment entered against defendants on their individual claims for monetary recovery under the SBCCA and the Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) (§ 1750 et seq.). On appeal, plaintiffs seek review of (1) the order granting defendants’ motion for summary adjudication on the class claim for injunctive relief under the unfair competition law (UCL) (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200 et seq.) and (2) the order denying certification of a class on the SBCCA and CLRA claims.

This appeal presents these significant issues: (1) Have plaintiffs established standing to pursue a UCL claim by demonstrating they “suffered injury in fact *812 and . . . lost…

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