Panel Reverses Dismissal Of UCL Suit For ‘Hidden’ Fee Charged After ER Visit

Mealey's (May 1, 2023, 1:09 PM EDT) -- FRESNO, Calif. — A California appellate panel on April 28 reversed a trial court’s dismissal of a patient’s putative class action against a medical services provider, which he accused of violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) for charging him a more than $8,000 undisclosed emergency room fee after finding that the trial court’s dismissal improperly created a “safe harbor” protecting the provider from conduct that was not mandated by state and federal pricing disclosure requirements....