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Pauma Band of Luiseño Mission Indians v. Caesars Entertainment, Inc., et al. : HHS obtained a jury verdict for $30 million on behalf of Pauma Band in a business interference action.

Currency Conversion Cases: Hulett Harper Stewart has played a leading role in the prosecution, trial, and settlement of litigation involving hidden credit card fees which, to date, have resulted in proposed settlements of $336 million with Visa and MasterCard and certain of its member banks.

Enriquez v. Edward D. Jones & Co.: HHS, as co-lead class counsel, recently settled the case against Edward Jones & Co. for $127.5 million, arising from allegations of a commission kick-back program.

National Metal Technologies, Inc. v. Alliant Techsystems Inc., et al. : Hulett Harper Stewart secured a $6 million dollar settlement for two companies of their antitrust, breach of contract, and tortious interference claims against a major public company.

 

 


Pauma Band of Luiseño Mission Indians v. Caesars Entertainment, Inc., et al.
(San Diego Superior Court)

The firm represented the Pauma Band through trial in a business interference case obtaining a $30 million Plaintiff’s verdict on their behalf.


Currency Conversion Cases:

Hulett Harper Stewart and Dennis Stewart acted as one of the principal counsel representing consumers seeking to recover inadequately disclosed currency conversion fees. This included acting as trial counsel in a successful action against Visa and MasterCard and as one of the principal counsel in actions resulting in a $336 million proposed national settlement involving Visa, MasterCard and a number of their member banks.

Enriquez v. Edward D. Jones & Co .
(St. Louis City Circuit Court, Missouri):

Hulett Harper Stewart is a co-lead class counsel against Edward Jones & Co., one of the largest brokerage firms in the United States. The complaint seeks recovery of hundreds of millions of dollars Edward Jones received from mutual funds in exchange for Edward Jones agreeing to recommend those funds as its “preferred funds.” Edward Jones recently settled this case for $127.5 million.

 

Abbott, et al. v. John D. (“Jack”) Phillips, et al.
(San Francisco Superior Court):

The firm represents several individuals in a securities fraud action against World Access and WorldCom. A partial settlement has been achieved and the remaining claims valued in excess of $500 million are proceeding to trial.

Adaptive Broadband Cases
(Santa Clara County Superior Court):

The settled claims were brought by a publicly held company against certain of its former officers and directors for alleged insider trading and misuse of corporate assets.

 

Bachman v. AG Edwards, et al.
(St. Louis City Circuit Court, Missouri):

The firm recently joined forces with some of the nation's other leading class action firms in a class action against one of Wall Street's largest firms. The claims arise from allegations that AG Edwards violated its fiduciary duties to its customers by accepting payments from Mutual Funds to secure “shelf space” and favorable recommendations.

 

Guy F. Atkinson, Inc. v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
(N.D. Cal.):

The firm was co-lead trial counsel on behalf of one of the then largest construction companies in America. The case was successfully settled after the trial commenced.

 

In re Broadcom Corp. Securities Litigation
(C.D. Cal.):

Hulett Harper Stewart has played a significant role in the pretrial prosecution of this large federal securities class action, which settled in June 2005 for $150 million.

 

In re Conseco Life Insurance Company Cost of Insurance Litigation
(C.D. Cal.):

Hulett Harper Stewart represents former U.S. Senator Jake Garn and other plaintiffs, and is on the executive committee prosecuting this nationwide consumer class action.

 

In re Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. Securities Litigation
(S.D. Cal.):

The firm was liaison counsel in this securities class action against this pharmaceutical company, settled for $8.5 million in 2006.

 

Kathie Doyle-Thomas v. Cox Media, Inc.
(S.D.Cal.):

The firm recently settled a class action brought by a sales executive who claimed the company had improperly withheld wages.

 

Thomas & Thomas Rodmakers, Inc. v. Newport Adhesives, et al.
(C.D. Cal.):

Dennis Stewart of Hulett Harper Stewart was one of the principal attorneys who litigated and negotiated settlements in this antitrust price-fixing case. This class action was brought on behalf of businesses which purchased carbon fiber and carbon fiber prepreg from the defendants. Settlements totalling $67.5 million were approved by the United States District Courts for the Central District of California.

 

Tony Hauser v. Maxworldwide, Inc.
 (American Arbitration Association):

The firm recently settled this arbitration matter for a confidential amount arising from allegations that our client was defrauded in connection with the sale of his business.

 

Sager, et al. v. Inamed Corp., et al.
(Santa Barbara County Superior Court):

The firm was co-lead counsel in this consumer fraud class action brought and settled on behalf of over 70,000 women who received breast augmentation surgery.

 

Shrestha v. NRT, Inc., et al.
(San Diego County Superior Court):

The firm is co-lead counsel and was instrumental in successfully appealing and having reversed the denial of a class action motion. The case was settled for the return of all class members of the fees they paid.

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