Mealey's (August 30, 2018, 1:41 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California appeals panel on Aug. 28 reversed a ruling in favor of a consumer who asserted claims for violation of California’s unfair competition (UCL) and consumer protection law in relation to statements made about the identity of the singer on a Michael Jackson album, holding that the statements were subject to full protection under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and fell outside the scope of an actionable unfair competition or consumer protection claim (Vera Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment, et al., No. B280526, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 2)....