A small sampling of the successes our attorneys have achieved 

As a result of collaboration with many fine attorneys in the past three decades, the following cases have collectively produced billions of dollars in cash settlements for clients and class members.

  • Nickel v. Bank of America

290 F.3d 1134 (9th Cir., 2002) — This nationwide class action was litigated for 14 years, eventually recovering tens of millions of dollars for trust beneficiaries who Security Pacific National Bank and Bank of America had charged improper trust fees.

  • Fisher v. Bank of America

(N.D. Cal., 2004) — This nationwide class action recovered tens of millions of dollars in damages due to the corporate fiduciary placing trust assets in single asset real estate investments.

  • Seaman v. Wells Fargo

(S.F. Sup.Ct., 2001) — This nationwide class action recovered tens of millions of dollars for trust beneficiaries who had been charged improper trust fees by Wells Fargo Bank and its predecessors.

  • Richtenburg v. Wells Fargo

(S.F. Sup.Ct., 2011) — This nationwide class action refunding millions of dollars in connection with the charge of fees for the preparation of tax returns for personal trusts.

  • Mehr et al. v. FIFA et al.

Several current and former soccer players filed a class action against FIFA, soccer’s worldwide governing body, and affiliated soccer organizations in the U.S. The players alleged that these groups failed to adopt effective policies to evaluate and manage concussions, which are a common occurrence at all levels. They also claimed that a lack of effective policies poses a greater danger to both female players and players under the age of 18, who are more vulnerable to traumatic and long-lasting brain injury.

The players claimed that despite participating in and even hosting medical conferences on the dangers of concussion, FIFA, the United States Soccer Federation, and related domestic soccer bodies failed to enact the policies and rules needed to protect soccer players. The guidelines in place at the time appeared to suggest that players, parents, and coaches should self-diagnose brain injuries, leaving untrained and or unqualified personnel (not a doctor) to determine if the player is too injured to continue. The players alleged that “returning a player to play before fully recovered negligently puts him or her at risk of a permanent brain injury.”

Effective December 1, 2015, US Soccer announced new concussion protocols due to the case. You can read more at US Soccer about the new concussion protocols.

  • Herlinger v. Sunbeam et. al.

(Marin Sup. Ct., 1999) — A nationwide consumer class action resulting in material changes in warnings to consumers when using barbecue grills and propane tanks, preventing injuries and possibly death to unsuspecting consumers.

  • Banks v. Northern Trust

(L.A. Sup.Ct., 2005) — This nationwide class action recovered tens of millions of dollars in damages for improper trust fees that Northern Trust and its predecessors charged.

  • Scala v. Citibank

(N.D. Cal., 2011) — A consolidated class action providing a significant return of small investors’ money lost in a San Francisco-based Ponzi scheme operated through San Francisco branches of Citibank.

  • In re Medical Capital Investment Litigation

(C.D. Cal. 2014) — This consolidated class action created a $232 million settlement fund for investors that lost their money in the “Medcap” Ponzi Scheme operated through an indentured trust at two of the country’s leading banks.

  • Guyette v. Viacom, Inc.

(Alameda Superior Ct., 2003) — This consumer class action resulting in the return of over $14 million in refunds of illegal fees that had been surcharged to over one million cable customers in the San Francisco Bay Area.

  • In re TFT-LCD Antitrust Litigation

(N.D. Cal., 2013) — This well-reported Antitrust class action created a $1.1 billion cash settlement fund for consumer electronics purchasers, which was the largest antitrust cash recovery for consumers in American jurisprudence.

  • In re Coordinated Natural Gas Cases I, II, III, and IV

(San Diego Sup.Ct., 2000) — This antitrust class action was prosecuted by dozens of firms, resulting in the creation of a cash settlement fund of over $190 million for purchasers of natural gas.

  • Phillips v. Comcast and Philadelphia Flyers Hockey Club

(D., N.J. 2013) — This case litigated charges to season ticket holders of the Philadelphia Flyers Hockey Club for payments in connection with the NHL “Winter Classic”, resulting in an award of tangible benefits to the season ticket holders.