Vedder Price handles a number of consumer class actions throughout the country on behalf of financial institutions. These actions are primarily based on claimed statutory violations (TILA, RESPA, UDAP and/or RICO), breach of contract and/or violation of state consumer fraud statutes. The following is a list of representative consumer class action cases.
Troy Brown v. Bank One (Collateral Protection Insurance; contract; consumer fraud (Indiana state court))
Cobb v. Sir Finance Corp. and Bank One (Electronic Fund Transfer Act; TILA; contract; consumer fraud (Illinois federal court))
Demitropoulos v. Bank One (Auto Lease; TILA; UCC; contract; consumer fraud; Wisconsin and Illinois statutes (Illinois federal court))
Gutter v. Bank One (Collateral Protection Insurance; contract; consumer fraud (Louisiana state court))
Lawson v. Bank One (Auto Lease; TILA; consumer fraud; contract (Kentucky state court))
Mireau v. Bank One (Collateral Protection Insurance; contract; consumer fraud (Arizona state court))
Robinson v. Bank One (Suit to block merger with First Chicago) (Illinois federal court)
Rooze v. Bank One (Collateral Protection Insurance; contract; consumer fraud (Indiana state court))
Salgado & Bascom v. Bank One (Collateral Protection Insurance; TILA; contract; consumer fraud (Illinois state court))
Saragosa v. Bank One (Collateral Protection Insurance; RICO; TILA; contract; consumer fraud (Illinois state court))
Carla Shelton v. Bank One (Collateral Protection Insurance; RICO; TILA; contract; consumer fraud (Indiana state and federal courts))
David Verity and Lisa Ebert v. Bank One (Collateral Protection Insurance; contract; consumer fraud (Arizona state court))
Taylor v. California Federal Bank (Overescrowing of mortgages (Federal MDL))
Hashop v. Magna Mortgage (Overescrowing of mortgages (Federal MDL))
Lee v. MidAmerica Federal Savings Bank (Yield spread premium (Illinois federal court))
Standard Federal Bank v. ABN AMRO North America (derivative action to block acquisition of Stan Fed (Minnesota federal court))
Glover v. Standard Federal and ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc (Yield spread premium (Minnesota federal court))
Rogers v. Transamerica (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act) (Alabama state court)
Gallwas v. Washington Mutual (Overescrowing of mortgages (Federal MDL))