Panel Affirms Dismissal Of UCL Claims, Reverses Decision On Settlement

Mealey's (May 10, 2019, 3:56 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 1 held that a district court correctly granted summary judgment for a health group on a physician’s claims for violations of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other causes of action but reversed a part of the decision that granted judgment for the group on the doctor’s claim for breach of settlement, finding that his evidence created a genuine issue of material fact on whether the group made reasonable efforts to comply with the agreement (Chukwuemeka Ndulue, M.D. v. Fremont-Rideout Health Group, No. 17-16430, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 13178). ...