Hill

Hill v. Roll International Corp.

Bad Law
128 Cal. Rptr. 3d 109·195 Cal. App. 4th 1295·2011 Cal. App. LEXIS 653
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMay 26, 2011No. A128698California4,290 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Richman, J.

*1298 Opinion

Plaintiff Ayana Hill bought bottles of Fiji water, on the

label of which was a green drop—a drop, she claimed, that represented Fiji bottled water was environmentally superior to other waters and endorsed by an environmental organization. Alleging that it was not, Hill filed a proposed class action on behalf of herself and other consumers of Fiji bottled water, naming Roll International Corporation (Roll) and Fiji Water Company LLC (Fiji Water), asserting violations of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200 et seq.), false advertising law (FAL) (id., § 17500 et seq.), and Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) (Civ. Code, § 1750 et seq.), plus common law fraud and unjust enrichment. 1 The trial court ruled that Hill’s amended complaint failed to state a cause of action (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.10, subd. (e)), denied further leave to amend, and dismissed the complaint. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Hill’s complaint alleges that consumers have become increasingly aware of, and sensitive to, the impact of their purchases on the environment, spawning an environmental “movement” that demands products that are “environmentally superior” to like…

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