Judge Allows UCL Claim Against Chipmaker For ‘Exclusive Dealing’ To Proceed

Mealey's (January 10, 2023, 1:55 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge overseeing a multidistrict litigation against a modem chipmaker recently granted in part and denied in part the chipmaker’s motion to dismiss unfair competition claims against it, finding that the state law claims are not foreclosed by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ recent reversal of federal antitrust claims brought against the chipmaker by the Federal Trade Commission....