Judge Refuses To Dismiss LegalForce’s UCL, Lanham Act Claims

Mealey's (September 11, 2018, 2:00 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge on Sept. 7 refused to dismiss a legal company’s claims for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other causes of action in relation to their allegation that an individual is falsely advertising that he is an attorney, holding that dismissal for failure to state a claim would be premature at the present stage of the case  (LegalForce RAPC Worldwide P.C. v. Chris DeMassa, No. 18-cv-00043, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 153179)....