9th Circuit Upholds Dismissal Of Talent Agency’s UCL, Sherman Act Claims

Mealey's (April 4, 2018, 12:55 PM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 30 affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a talent agency’s claims for violations of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and the Sherman Act and a claim for intentional interference, finding that it failed to plausibly allege that two other larger agencies worked together to gain market dominance (Lenhoff Enterprises Inc., ex rel. v. United Talent Agency Inc., et al., No. 16-55739, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 8124)....