Court Affirms UCL Ruling Against Relator, Finds Penalties Should Be Reduced

(December 11, 2017, 10:17 AM EST) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — A California court on Nov. 28 affirmed a trial court’s decision that a real estate agency, its owner and her sister violated California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and false advertising law when they provided real estate services without the required license, but reversed and remanded the case for a reduced calculation of civil penalties and restitution awarded to the plaintiffs (The People, ex rel. Dean D. Flippo  v. Susana Silva, et al., No. H041209, Calif. App., 6th Dist., 2017 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 8060)....