Magistrate: UCL Claim In Foreclosure Suit May Proceed Under Unfair, Unlawful Prongs

Mealey's (December 16, 2019, 10:39 AM EST) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A federal magistrate judge in California on Dec. 10 refused to dismiss claims for violation of California unfair competition law (UCL) and other claims in a foreclosure dispute but noted that the UCL claim may proceed only under the unfair and unlawful prongs (Frederick James Beatty v. PHH Mortgage Corporation, et al., No. 19-05145, N.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 213794)....