Judge Finds TILA Claim Under UCL Is Not A Basis For Jurisdiction, Remands

Mealey's (November 6, 2017, 11:06 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — Although part of a borrower’s claim for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) asserted a violation of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), a California federal judge on Nov. 1 found that removal by a group of mortgage-related entities was improper and remanded the case to state court (Nathan D. La Moure v. Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust, et al., No. 5:17-cv-01966, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 182064)....