The court of appeals affirmed a judgment of the district court in part, reversed in part and remanded. The court held that the district court’s refusal to certify a putative class action alleging a deceptive Internet scheme under the California Unfair Competition Law had to be reconsidered in light of the California Supreme Court’s decision in In re Tobacco II Cases .
Plaintiffs filed three putative class actions against Ticketmaster and other entities, alleging that Ticketmaster had participated in a deceptive Internet scheme that induced numerous individuals to unwittingly sign up for a fee-based Entertainment Rewards program where amounts were charged to their credit cards or directly deducted from their bank accounts. The putative class members asserted claims for violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law (UCL), California’s Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA), and the federal Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA).
