This morning's print issue of the Daily Journal has an article, including my photo, on my Unruh Act case for age discrimination against Tinder. A similar article is available to subscribers on the Daily Journal's website. An excerpt:
In a loss for Tinder Inc., the 2nd District Court of Appeal has swiped right to approve a putative class action alleging the popular dating app discriminates by charging users over 30 more money. ....
"The Court of Appeal was very careful to adhere to California Supreme Court precedent on the Unruh Act," Kralowec said. Other opinions have supported differential treatment, but those decisions are justified by a social policy, the appellate court observed. For example, laws allow for seniors and children to get discounts in certain situations.
"Law recognizes that those groups have reduced income. Children can't work. But there aren't similar statutory enactments ... to protect adults under 30," said Kralowec.
For more on the UCL aspects of the case, see this blog post. A link to the opinion is available here: Candelore v. Tinder, Inc., ___ Cal.App.5th ___ (Jan. 29, 2018).
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