Judge Won’t Dismiss UCL Suit Against Company That Posted Woman’s Yearbook Photo

(July 5, 2023, 2:09 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge denied a motion by an aggregator of yearbook photographs to dismiss a putative class action against it for violating California right of publicity and unfair competition laws, finding that the lone remaining plaintiff plausibly alleged that the aggregator incorporated her image into its “advertising flow” directing website visitors to make a purchase....