Santa Barbara News-Press Wins Some, Losses Some In Court

There still at it up north. A U.S. District Court judge this week allowed most of the claims in a lawsuit filed by the Santa Barbara News-Press against the Santa Barbara Independent to go to trial. Included in those claims is a copyright infringement allegation, but the judge dismissed three key claims of unfair business competition, intentional interference with business advantage, and negligent interference with business advantage. He also left a claim of trade-secret stealing to be determined later.