P. v. Corrective Education Co. CA1/5
Defendant Corrective Education Company (the Company) contracts with retailers in California and nationwide to provide a private program for processing suspected shoplifters in which the retailer does not report the incident to law enforcement if the suspected shoplifter takes, and pays for, an “education course” provided by the Company. The People sued the Company under Business and Professions Code section 17200, alleging the Company’s business practices were unlawful (constituting extortion and false imprisonment), fraudulent, and unfair.
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