Mealey's (January 4, 2016, 11:32 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 22 affirmed a trial court's decision to dismiss claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and wrongful foreclosure claims, finding that a homeowner failed to submit any evidence of a contract with the defendants and that he waived the right to challenge the trial court's ruling on his UCL cause of action (Faiz Sholiay v. Federal National Mortgage Association, et al., No. 13-17310, 9th Cir.; 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 22628).

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