Judge Allows Amendment Of UCL Claim Related To Alleged Unauthorized Accounts

Mealey's (February 1, 2019, 1:28 PM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — Although a consumer had standing to assert his claim for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL), a California federal judge on Jan. 30 dismissed the cause of action with leave to amend the pleading to add facts on how a telephone service company allegedly uses personal information to open unauthorized cell phone accounts (Patrick Ames v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., No. 3:17-cv-01666, S.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14967)....