Federal Judge Refuses To Dismiss Trade Libel, Defamation, UCL Claims

Mealey's (May 4, 2020, 1:02 PM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal judge in California on April 29 held that because a cloud-based unified communication services company has stated claims for trade libel, defamation and interference with prospective economic advantage against its competitor, its California unfair competition law claim also survives (RingCentral, Inc. v. Nextiva, Inc., et al., No. 19-02626, N.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 77235)....