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Consumer Law
Consumer Protection
Illegal Late Fees

Tina M. Ubaldi, Chanee Thurston v. SLM Corporation, Sallie Mae Inc., SLM PC Student Loan Trust 2004-A

Published: Sep. 29, 2017 | Result Date: Aug. 8, 2017 |

Case number: 3:11-cv-01320 Settlement –  $275,000

Judge

Elizabeth D. Laporte

Court

USDC Northern District of California


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Andrew N. Friedman
(Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll PLLC)

Douglas J. McNamara
(Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll PLLC)

Sally M. Handmaker
(Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll PLLC)

Michael D. Braun
(Braun Law Group PC)

Janet L. Spielberg
(Law Office of Janet L. Spielberg)


Defendant

Sonya D. Winner
(Covington & Burling LLP)

Ashley M. Simonsen
(Covington & Burling LLP)

Emily J. Henn
(Covington & Burling LLP)

Rani Gupta
(Covington & Burling LLP)


Facts

Tina Ubaldi and others sued Navient Corporation.

Contentions

PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS: Plaintiffs claimed that Navient Corp. violated California's consumer protection laws when it double charged plaintiffs for late fees.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS: Navient filed a motion to dismiss.

Result

The court denied defendant's motion. The parties settled for $275,000.

Other Information

The class is limited to borrowers who paid late fees from 2007 to 2014 and either lived in California as of June 2017, or had a last known address in California.


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