( May 18, 2026, 11:34 AM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three companies that process state-issued child support payments on May 15 filed an appellant brief in the Ninth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals urging it to reverse a federal court’s rulings finding that the companies violated California’s unfair competition law (UCL) by charging a 50-cent service fee for customer service phone calls and ordering them to pay $7.6 million in restitution, writing that the plaintiffs agreed in advance to pay the fees....