Visa Can’t Get UCL Claim Tossed In Sex-Trafficking Suit Against Pornhub Operator

Mealey's (August 2, 2022, 12:38 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge on July 29 denied Visa Inc.’s motion to dismiss claims that it violated California’s unfair competition law (UCL) in a sex-trafficking lawsuit brought by a woman suing MindGeek S.a.r.l., the company that owns and operates pornography website Pornhub, and several of its affiliates, for monetizing a sexual video made of her when she was a minor, finding that she adequately alleges that Visa influenced MindGeek’s business....