p1569 In a class action under the Unfair Competition Law against tobacco companies for misleading plaintiffs about the health risks of tobacco, Proposition 64's standing requirements required only named plaintiffs to demonstrate standing by showing that defendants' misrepresentations were a substantial factor in plaintiffs' decisions to buy tobacco products.CitationIN RE TOBACCO II CASES (Consumer Class Action Standing) 46 C4 298 [See
T/AT 6/09 (discussion of case by Prof Finz on Torts Tape); B&PC 17200 etseq;
In re Tobacco Cases II (RevGrtd 93 CA4 183, T/AT 12/01; In re Tobacco Cases II
(RevGrtd) 123 CA4 617, T/At 12/04]
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