California Unfair Competition Defense Podcast

In this episode, our guest Dominique “Mike” Hanssens, professor of marketing at UCLA's business school, discusses how to properly design, conduct and report on consumer surveys for cases involving unfair competition and deceptive advertising. Here is the link to the Reference Guide on Survey Research by Shari Seidman Diamond: https://doi.org/10.17226/13163.

In this episode, we discuss defense strategies for UCL and FAL claims based on law developed under the federal Lanham Act, and the relationship between those statutes.

In this episode, we discuss the 24 enumerated “wrongs” under the CRLA and procedural quirks.  We also discuss some new decisions.

In this episode, we discuss the purpose and application of the CRLA, along with an overview of remedies.  We also discuss some new decisions.

In this episode, our co-hosts discuss current law governing restitution under the UCL and FAL, and damages under the CLRA, along with issues related to injunctive relief, including McGill v. Citibank. 

In this episode, our co-hosts discuss current legal principles governing standing to sue in state and federal court, along with recent case developments regarding insurance coverage for attorneys' fees in enforcement actions, the safe harbor defense and the availability of an Unfair Competition Law claim in a commercial context not involving direct competitors.

In this episode, our co-hosts cover the current legal standards applicable to claims of unfair and fraudulent conduct under the Unfair Competition Law, along with recent case developments regarding safe harbor and preemption defenses.

In this pilot episode, co-hosts Lisa Simonetti and Greg Nylen introduce the California Unfair Competition Defense Podcast and provide a framework for discussion of the Unfair Competition Law, the False Advertising Law and the Consumers Legal Remedies Act. They also drill down into claims of “unlawful” conduct under the Unfair Competition Law and strategic considerations for defense counsel.