Judge Remands UCL Class Action Claiming Hospital Asserted Inflated Liens

Mealey's (February 18, 2021, 1:02 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge on Feb. 12 remanded a putative class action against a group of medical institutions to state court and denied the institutions’ motion to dismiss after finding that the plaintiffs’ California unfair competition law (UCL) claims that the institutions improperly asserted liens against prospective civil judgments in their favor at an inflated retail rate rather than billing their insurers do not arise under federal law....