Question: please read and solce the critical thinking question. Candelore v. Tinder, Inc. California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 3,19 Cal App. 5th 1138, 22a
please read and solce the critical thinking question.
Candelore v. Tinder, Inc. California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 3,19 Cal App. 5th 1138, 22a Cal ptr 3d 336 (2018) Facts Tinder, Inc., owns and operates the dating app Tinder The free version of Tinder presents users with photos of potential dates. When a photo appears on the device's screen, the user can swipe right to express approval, or swipe left to express disap- proval. The premium service, Tinder Plus, allows users to access additional features of the app for a monthly fee. Tinder charges consumers who are age thirty and older $19.99 per month for Tinder Plus, while it charges consumers under the age of thirty only $9.99 or $14.99 per month for the Tinder Plus features. On behalf of consumers who were over age thirty when they subscribed to Tinder Plus, Allan Candelore filed a suit in a Califor- nia state court against Tinder, Inc. Candelore alleged age-based price discrimination in violation of California's civil rights statute, Which prohibits arbitrary discrimination by businesses on the basis or personal characteristics and the state's unfair competition law the court concluded that the company's age-based pric model was justified by public policies that promote "profit zation by the vendor, a legitimate goal in our capitalistic economy." Candelore appealed. rights statute, and the UCL... provides an independentes relief on the facts alleged." Reason Society's interest in increasing the use, by those under the age of thirty, of a premium online dating app is not compelling enough to justify discriminatory age-based pricing, Those users over the age of thirty who are less economically advantaged could be excluded from enjoying the same pre- mium app. Maximizing profits can be an acceptable business objective that can be advanced by price discrimination. But this goal is no excuse for a prohibited discriminatory policy Tinder's pricing model discriminates against users over the age of thirty. The complaint alleges a sufficient claim for age dis crimination in violation of the state's civil rights statute The UCL prohibits unfair competition, which includes any unlawful unfair, or fraudulent business practice. The violation of any law can serve as the basis for a violation of the UCL. Because the complaint adequately states a claim for a violation of the civil riahts statute, the allegations are sufficient to state a claimi under the UCL. maximization by the Issue Can an allegg Violation of the state I an allegation of age-based price discrimination in the state's civil rights statute support a claim for ulation of the state's unfair competition statu Critical Thinking . Legal Environment A California statute provides for the waiver of fees at state university campuses for senior citizens quishes this differential treatment from the discrimi- ad Decision Yes. AS the judgment of piting model violate 5. A state intermediate appellate court reversed of the lower court "Tinder's alleged discriminatory del violates the public policy embodied in the hndied in the civil waiver or rees at state university What distinguishes this differential natory practice at issue in the Candelare Step by Step Solution
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