If It's Not About Trucking, It's Not Preempted

Law360, New York (August 8, 2014, 8:21 AM EDT) -- States' rights and federal preemption saw their latest state Supreme Court battle play out last month in People ex rel. Harris v. Pac Anchor Transportation Inc., S194388 (filed July 28, 2014), with states' rights winning. The decision is another reminder of the breadth and strength of California's Unfair Competition Law (UCL), Bus. & Prof. Code Section§ 17200, and the heavy burden a defendant must shoulder to sustain a claim that federal law preempts a state from exercising its police powers....

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