9th Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of UCL, Libel Claims For Anti-Qatar Disinformation

(December 6, 2023, 9:31 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel affirmed a district court’s order striking claims against several entities and individuals for allegedly violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and committing trade libel by spreading disinformation online casting the state of Qatar in a negative light, while also affirming the dismissal of the defendants’ counterclaims....