Judge Holds UCL Claims, Complaint Are Not Styled As Class Action, Remands

Mealey's (May 14, 2019, 1:54 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — After holding that a former rental car company employee’s complaint, including his claim for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL), was not styled as a class action and that his claims did not meet the amount in controversy requirement for removal, a California federal judge on May 13 remanded the case to state court (Troy Belton v. Hertz Local Edition Transporting, Inc., No. 19-cv-00854, N.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80473)....