Judge Dismisses UCL, FAL ‘Unlawful’ Prong Claims In Clorox Advertising Dispute

Mealey's (July 15, 2019, 12:56 PM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A federal judge in California on July 12 dismissed with prejudice The Clorox Co.’s unfair competition law (UCL) and false advertising law (FAL) “unlawful” prong claims against the producer and seller of products under the Lysol brand for lack of standing but allowed the Lanham Act and UCL “unfair” prong claims to proceed (Clorox Company v. Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC, et al., No. 19-01452, N.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 116646)....