Judge Holds UCL Claim Presents Federal Question, Refuses To Remand

Mealey's (June 17, 2019, 11:34 AM EDT) -- FRESNO, Calif. — A California federal judge on June 14 denied a medical’s group’s motion to remand its lawsuit related to a contract dispute with another group, holding that a claim for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) presented a substantial federal question (Central Valley Medical Group, Inc. v. Independent Physician Associates Medical Group, Inc., et al., No. 1:19-cv-00404, E.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 100265)....