Joyce Walker, Kim Bruce Howlett, Muriel Spooner, Taline Bedelian and Oscar Guevara, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest, and Does 1-10
Published: Jul. 9, 2021 | Result Date: Feb. 5, 2021 | Filing Date: Sep. 24, 2010 |Case number: 2:10-cv-09198-JVS-JDE Settlement – $1,500,000
Judge
Court
CD CA
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Craig A. Miller
(Miller & Calhoon)
Daniel A. Saunders
(Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP)
Veronica Nauts
(Kasowitz, Benson & Torres LLP)
Margaret A. Ziemianek
(Kasowitz, Benson & Torres LLP)
Defendant
Rachel Gargiulo
(Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP)
Matthew T. Martens
(Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP)
Timothy J. Perla
(Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP)
Andrea J. Robinson
(Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP)
Facts
Joyce Walker, Kim Bruce Howlett, Muriel Spooner, Taline Bedelian, and Oscar Guevara filed a class action suit on behalf of all persons who purchased policies from Life Insurance Company of the Southwest between September 2006 and April 2014, alleging violations of California's Unfair Competition Law.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF CONTENTIONS: Plaintiffs contended that defendant engaged in unlawful and unfair business practices by failing to define terms and column headings and by misleading consumers, causing major economic loss to plaintiffs.
DEFENDANT CONTENTIONS: Defendant denied all allegations.
Result
The case settled for $1,500,000.
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