Mealey's (December 13, 2021, 9:57 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge on Nov. 30 denied an e-commerce retailer’s motion to stay a putative class action asserting violations of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and automatic renewal law (ARL) based on the automatic renewal of an e-commerce membership program, finding that the irreparable harm alleged by the retailer would be better addressed by having the parties focus on discovery regarding the issue of arbitration, which is the focus of a pending appeal by the retailer....