Mealey's (September 29, 2017, 1:45 PM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — After finding that a company never agreed to settle claims for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and conspiracy in relation to allegations that it participated in a scheme to create fake news, a California federal judge on Sept. 27 refused to grant approval of the agreement (Consumer Opinion LLC v. Frankfort News Corp., et al., No. 16-cv-05100, N.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 159251)....