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Litigation

Jan. 20, 2011

Gutierrez v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. - $203 million

Consumer Protection Class Action, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco


Plaintiffs' attorney Richard M. Heimann says he is still reeling from the response he's received from grateful consumers since he prevailed in a lawsuit against Wells Fargo Bank, resulting in an award of more than $200 million.


On Aug. 10, federal court Judge William H. Alsup issued a 90-page opinion, finding Wells Fargo violated California's Unfair Competition Law by manipulating the order of its customers' debit card transactions to artificially...

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