Federal Judge Holds Borrower Did Not Show Causation On UCL Claim

Mealey's (January 2, 2019, 1:24 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge on Dec. 28 dismissed claims asserted by a borrower for violations of California’s Homeowner’s Bill of Rights (HBOR), unfair competition law (UCL) and Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (RFDCPA) with partial leave to amend, holding that he failed to show causation as to the UCL claim and that he failed to plead sufficient facts to support his claims against lenders (John Batieste Greene, Jr. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., et al., No. 18-cv-06689, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 217597)....