(August 12, 2015, 11:42 AM EDT) -- FRESNO, Calif. — In an unpublished opinion, a California appeals court on Aug. 10 affirmed the denial of a preliminary injunction in a suit accusing an independent practice association (IPA) of violating the unfair competition law (UCL) by allegedly sending threatening notices and ultimatums to primary care physicians to dissuade them from contracting with another medical group (Saint Agnes Medical Center, et al. v. Sante Community Physicians IPA Medical Group, No. F069510, Calif. App., 5th Dist.; 2015 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 5697)....