Previous Case Bars Action Against Lender, Loan Servicer, Judge Holds

Mealey's (May 30, 2018, 1:57 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — After finding that a previous lawsuit filed by borrowers involved the same primary issues and parties, a California federal judge on May 24 dismissed a second lawsuit in which the borrowers asserted causes of action for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and other claims as barred by res judicata (Thomas S. Lin, et al. v. Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, et al., No. 18-1153, C.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 88075)....