Mealey's (November 30, 2017, 1:01 PM EST) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — A California federal judge on Nov. 28 granted an insurance brokerage company’s motion to dismiss claims for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and allegations that an anti-raiding provision signed by its former sales contractors was invalid but allowed several affirmative defenses asserted by its competitor to proceed (First Financial Security Inc. v. Michael W. Jones, et al., No. 17-cv-00773, N.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 195467)....