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The Sturdevant Law Firm represented consumers, a consumer organization, and the Consumer Attorneys of California in this case that challenged Bank of America's attempt to impose unilaterally alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") on its checking and credit card account customers, thus depriving them of access to the courts and of their constitutional rights to trial by judge or jury. more...
The University of California, Davis (“UC Davis”), Plaintiffs Kelsey Brust, Jessica Bulala, and Laura Ludwig, current and former students, have reached agreement in the class action lawsuit based on the alleged unequal opportunities available for women’s participation in varsity sports. more...
The Sturdevant Law Firm, together with Disability Rights Advocates in Oakland and Rosen, Bien & Asaro in San Francisco, represent plaintiff Californians for Disability Rights (CDR) in this disability access case. CDR, a nonprofit disability resource organization, filed a lawsuit in 2002 against Mervyn’s LLC alleging that Mervyn’s failed to provide adequate access to individuals with mobility disabilities in its stores throughout California. more...
Along with Moscone, Emblidge & Quadra, the Sturdevant Law Firm is investigating Chase Home Finance’s practice of delaying in applying, or failing to apply, pre-payments made on mortgages in California. For example, Chase has failed to promptly apply pre-payments despite a provision in the mortgage note that states that consumers may make prepayments without penalty and that such payments will be applied to the account principal or unpaid interest. more...
Settlement pending final approval of the court. This case is being litigated by The Sturdevant Law Firm and Schneider & Wallace. more...
In this class action lawsuit, The Sturdevant Law Firm and co-counsel Steyer Lowenthal Boodrookas Alvarez and Smith achieved a settlement of up to $16 million on behalf of customers who paid the phone company a monthly fee for a wiring repair insurance plan ("Wirepro"). more...
This complaint, filed on behalf of a national class, alleges that several Hewlett Packard (HP) laptops are improperly designed because the internal Wireless Device is inherently defective and makes it impossible for users to use their laptop for internet, which, in many cases, is the purpose for which they were used. more...
The Sturdevant Law Firm and the National Consumer Law Center in Boston represent Canieva Hood and a proposed class of individuals who have had their tax refunds seized to pay back alleged debts to other banks. The Congress of California Seniors, a nonprofit organization that supports senior citizens, is also a plaintiff in the lawsuit. more...
The Sturdevant Law Firm is investigating complaints regarding unauthorized charges on phone bills against AT&T and several related companies, including OAN, ILD, Nations 1st Communications and Vanguard Defenders. This practice is also knows as “cramming” or “slamming. more...
The Sturdevant Law Firm is investigating complaints against Red Bull energy drink for its marketing of Red Bull as a safe mixer for alcohol. Research shows that, compared to drinkers who consume alcohol alone, drinkers who mix energy drinks such as Red Bull with alcohol are twice as likely to require hospitalization, to drive drunk or to assault someone sexually. more...
The Sturdevant Law Firm, along with the law firm of Mannion & Lowe, filed a lawsuit on behalf of consumers in California who used Chicago Title for escrow and title services when they purchased residences from sellers, such as developers and institutional sellers. more...
On June 29, 2009, Sturdevant Law Firm, along with co-counsel Talamantes/Villegas/Carrera, LLP , and the Boston firm of Lichten & Liss-Riordan, P.C. filed a class action lawsuit in the Superior Court of Alameda County against Jani-King, a multinational commercial cleaning company based in Texas with regional offices throughout California. more...
On July 17, 2007, the Sturdevant Law Firm, along with Schneider & Wallace, filed a proposed class action on behalf of three individuals who have mobility disabilities accusing the City and County of San Francisco of failing to make its sidewalks, parks and city owned buildings accessible. more...
The Sturdevant Law Firm, along with co-counsel, the Law Offices of Adam Wang, filed this class action case against A Perfect Day Spa for its numerous violations of employment law. The suit alleges that Plaintiffs and proposed class members are massage therapists and other workers who work or have worked at various spa locations in the Bay Area. more...
On May 10, 2010, The Sturdevant Law Firm filed a class action on behalf of all Chase customers in California whose account monies have been seized by Chase, without notice, explanation or an opportunity to dispute the seizure. The lawsuit challenges Chase’s practice of taking money from its customers to collect alleged debts, without notice or an opportunity to dispute the debt. more...
This is a Title IX Gender Equity case on behalf of women student athletes at The University of California, Davis. The women allege that the defendants unlawfully discriminated against them when they withdrew their status as varsity athletes in 2001. As a result, the women were deprived of scholarships and a myriad of varsity benefits, including medical and athletic training services, academic tutoring, insurance, and access to varsity facilities. more...
The San Francisco Superior Court recently approved class certification in this class action case challenging AccentCare’s compensation practices. The case was filed in 2007 and The Sturdevant Law Firm joined the case in 2009. Class members are in-home caregivers who provide assistance to AccentCare clients who have disabilities, convalescence, or other significant life disruptions. more...
The Sturdevant Law Firm and San Francisco attorney Tom Brandi represent Paul Miller and a class of more than one million elderly and disabled Bank of America customers in this class action lawsuit challenging the bank’s confiscation of its customers’ directly deposited Social Security benefits to pay itself overdrafts and overdraft fees. more...
On May 14, 2010, The Sturdevant Law Firm and co-counsel Housing and Economic Rights Advocates (HERA), filed a class action against Chase Bank’s failure to comply with its obligations under federal programs designed to modify mortgages. The federal program, Home Affordable Modification Program ("HAMP"), is designed to ensure that thousands of California residents would be able to make affordable payments on their mortgages rather than lose their homes. more...
On October 10, 2008, The Sturdevant Law Firm filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of CashCall borrowers in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The lawsuit filed by Krista O’Donovan and Eduardo De La Torre accuses Defendant CashCall, Inc. more...
On February 26, 2009, The Sturdevant Law Firm and Co-Counsel, Donovan Searles, LLC filed a class action on behalf of Chase credit card customers whose credit card terms and conditions were unilaterally changed with little or no notice. Plaintiff Timothy Sauer had transferred his balance to a Chase credit card based on Chase's promise of a low 2. more...
The Sturdevant Law Firm was lead counsel for a class of more than 3,000 women scientists, technicians and other employees at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in this class gender discrimination case against the Regents of the University of California. more...
The Sturdevant Law Firm was co-counsel for the plaintiffs in this nationwide consumer class action challenging a large variety of unlawful, unfair, and deceptive practices engaged in by defendants Providian Financial Corporation, Providian Bank and their affiliated corporations in connection with advertising and soliciting of credit card holders. more...
The Sturdevant Law Firm and co-counsel Trial Lawyers for Public Justice represented the plaintiff class and a consumer advocacy organization in this class action lawsuit against AT&T on behalf of seven million California consumers. The lawsuit challenged the phone company’s attempt to eliminate the legal rights and judicial remedies available to consumers in any disputes with the company by unilaterally requiring that such disputes be resolved through mandatory arbitration. more...
The Sturdevant Law Firm is lead counsel for the plaintiffs in this lawsuit alleging that Signet Bank and its successor, Capital One Bank, engaged in a long-term illegal practice of suing California credit card customers in municipal courts in the State of Virginia. more...
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