Judge Transfers Suit Over ‘Unfair’ Tariff Refunds To Companies’ Home District

( October 6, 2026, 1:27 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge on Oct. 5 adopted as final his tentative ruling granting two clothing companies’ motion to transfer to the Southern District of New York a putative class action brought against them by a consumer who accuses the companies of increasing their prices due to U.S. tariffs and then seeking refunds without reimbursing customers in violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL)....