AB 325 (Aguiar-Curry D) Cartwright Act: violations.AB 325 (Aguiar-Curry D) Cartwright Act: violation

Current Text: Amended: 3/10/2025 
Last Amend: 3/10/2025
Status: 3/11/2025-Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Location: 3/10/2025-A. JUD.
Summary: Current law imposes various requirements on the Attorney General related to consumer
protection, including, among others, the supervision of charitable trusts and the enforcement of
antitrust laws. Current law, commonly known as the Cartwright Act, identifies certain acts that are
unlawful restraints of trade and unlawful trusts and prescribes provisions for its enforcement. Current
law requires a complaint or cross-complaint to contain, among other things, a statement of facts
constituting the cause of action, in ordinary and concise language. This bill would instead provide that
in a complaint for any violation of the Cartwright Act, it is sufficient to contain factual allegations
demonstrating that the existence of a contract, combination in the form of a trust, or conspiracy to
restrain trade or commerce is plausible. The bill would provide that a complaint for any violation of the
Cartwright Act is not required to allege facts tending to exclude the possibility of independent action.