Mealey's (December 6, 2018, 2:11 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge on Dec. 4 rejected arguments by makers of blender products that New Zealand is the appropriate forum for a lawsuit brought by a consumer who asserts negligence, violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other claims in relation to alleged injuries she suffered, holding that the case should not be dismissed based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens (Elizabeth Flack v. Nutribullet, L.L.C., et al., No. 2:18-cv-05829, C.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 205356)....