Environmental & Energy,
Civil Litigation
Oct. 20, 2020
$4.5M in uncashed, unreturned checks in LA water bill case
Brian Kabateck of Kabateck LLP, appointed as new class counsel after resignations and allegations of fraud in the $67 million settlement, said the uncashed checks lead him to suspect a company tasked with distributing them may have erred in delivering them.
LOS ANGELES -- Some $4.5 million in refund checks have not been cashed or returned by overcharged customers, class counsel in the Department of Water and Power faulty water billing suit said in court Monday.
Brian Kabateck of Kabateck LLP, appointed as new class counsel after resignations and allegations of fraud in the $67 million settlement, said the uncashed checks lead him to suspect a company tasked with distributing them may h...
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