Katten primarily focuses on breach of contract cases regarding overdraft fees, with a strong client roster including credit unions, debt collection companies, and banks. Leading the practice are Stuart Richter and Gregory Korman, both of whom are based in Los Angeles. Richter has extensive experience representing financial services firms in class actions and commercial litigation, as well as handling regulatory actions and specializes in fraud claims, foreclosures, and disputes pertaining to interest rate swaps and other financial products.
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Key clients
- 1st Source Bank
- AEA Federal Credit Union
- Alliant Credit Union
- Armstrong Bank
- Bank of Hawaii
- Bethpage Federal Credit Union
- California Coast Credit Union
- Centris Federal Credit Union
- City National Bank
- Ent Federal Credit Union
- First Financial Bank
- First Interstate Bank
- Frontwave Credit Union
- Global Credit Union
- HSBC
- Max Credit Union
- Midwest Bank
- PNC Bank
- Redstone Federal Credit Union
- Sky Federal Credit Union
Work highlights
- Representing banks and credit unions as lead counsel in class action cases, including cases alleging a breach of contract by charging Authorize Positive Settle Negative overdraft fees.
- Represented Alliant Credit Union in a class action alleging Alliant breached its own account agreement by charging overdraft fees.
- Represented Numerica in a class action filed in Washington state court alleging two theories of liability.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Stuart Richter, Gregory Korman