Episode 01: The Litigation Landscape And What Is “Unlawful” Conduct Under The Unfair Competition Law?
Unfair Competition Defense Podcast
Release Date: 02/22/2021
Episode 16: An Increased Interest in Credit Card Surcharges
Unfair Competition Defense Podcast
GT Shareholder Ed Chansky joins Greg Nylen to explore the evolving landscape of credit card surcharges in the U.S. From state-level quirks and disclosure requirements to recent regulatory developments, this episode delves into the legal complexities surrounding merchants' ability to pass credit card processing fees onto consumers.
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Episode 15: Insights on Chemical Litigation As It Relates to PFAS, Heavy Metals, and Prop 65
Unfair Competition Defense Podcast
GT Shareholder Will Wagner joins hosts Adil Khan and Greg Nylen for a discussion on consumer claims related to chemical litigation, specifically focusing on false advertising and the nuances of Prop 65 enforcement in California.
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Episode 14: The Compelled Speech Doctrine as a Limit on the Duty to Disclose Product Defects
Unfair Competition Defense Podcast
GT Shareholder Mike McCarthy joins co-hosts Adil Khan and Greg Nylen to discuss the compelled speech doctrine's application to commercial speech and how that intersects with product defect omission claims.
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Episode 13: Restaurants Navigate Recent Price Transparency Laws
Unfair Competition Defense Podcast
Riley Lagesen, GT Shareholder and co-chair of the Restaurant Industry Group, joins co-hosts Gregory Nylen and Adil Khan to discuss recent California legislation focused on transparency in consumer pricing, “junk fees,” and hidden costs, and specifically how these laws could impact restaurants.
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Episode 12: FTC Enforcement and “Dark Patterns"
Unfair Competition Defense Podcast
GT Shareholder Ed Chansky joins co-hosts Greg Nylen and Adil Khan to discuss current enforcement efforts by the Federal Trade Commission and its focus on “junk” fees, auto-renewal issues, and other “Dark Patterns.”
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Episode 11: ESG Statements: Managing the Risk of False Advertising Claims
Unfair Competition Defense Podcast
GT attorneys and class-action litigators Adil M. Khan and Layal Bishara join hosts Lisa Simonetti and Greg Nylen to discuss the legal risks created by marketing, sustainability reports, and other statements on “ESG”—environmental, social, and governance—issues. The group discusses best practices for marketing as well as litigation strategies for defending against false advertising claims.
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Episode 10: Liability for Omissions
Unfair Competition Defense Podcast
In this episode, we discuss whether omissions can provide a basis for a claim under the fraudulent prong of the UCL or the CLRA.
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Episode 09: Recent developments in the law regarding the arbitrability of claims under the UCL, FAL, CLRA and a favorite of the plaintiffs’ employment bar, California‘s Private Attorney General Act (PAGA)
Unfair Competition Defense Podcast
Special guest and arbitrator/mediator Daniel Turner joins us for a discussion of how recent cases, including Supreme Court decisions, have impacted the arbitrability of individual and class claims under PAGA and California’s unfair competition statutes.
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Episode 08: Designing and Conducting Consumer Surveys for Use in False Advertising Cases
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: .
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Episode 07: Exploring the Lanham Act
Unfair Competition Defense Podcast
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.
info_outlineIn 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.