The following is an abridged version of a story by Hayley Fowler that was published by Law 360…

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The following is an abridged version of a story by Hayley Fowler that was published by Law 360…
Hello and Happy Spring. I’m reaching out today to provide our clients and friends with updates about several pending cases, new investigations and an exciting new addition to the DannLaw legal team.
First I would like to introduce and welcome Jeff Crossman to DannLaw. Jeff, who recently joined DannLaw after serving in the Ohio House and running for Ohio Attorney General, will be litigating complex class action, mortgage servicing, and corporate/business cases.
Jeff brings more than two decades of legal experience to Dann Law. During his career, he has represented a variety of clients in complex matters, successfully resolving disputes for both individuals and businesses ranging from small startups to national corporations. Jeff has served as an associate with a prominent national law firm, as in-house legal counsel for multiple national companies, and recently served two terms as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives where he gained invaluable experience in public policy, government, and changes made to the legal system. The sum of Jeff’s experience has given him a unique perspective and a deep understanding of the legal landscape, which he leverages to achieve the best outcomes for his clients.
Jeff believes that every client deserves high-quality legal representation personalized to fit the client’s needs, and he is committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for each and every one of his clients.
Our Mortgage Servicing Litigation team, which includes Dan Solar, Michael Smith, Saher Chaudrey, Javier Merino, Brian Flick, Kim White, and Karen Ortiz, continue to bring groundbreaking cases on behalf of homeowners involved in disputes with their mortgage servicers:
As foreclosure protections sunset our Foreclosure Defense team led by Whitney Kaster with support from Amanda Severt, Karen Ortiz and Roberto Rivera are litgating cases and developing thoughtful and innovative loss mitigation and legal strategies that will enable our clients to stay in their homes. If you are or may be about to enter foreclosure, please contact form or call us at 216-373-0539. We are here to help.
The members of our class action practice group, Brian Flick, Javier Merino, Andy Wolf, Jeff Crossman, Saher Chaudrey,Kim White and Liza Marigliano are pleased and proud to report that they have worked with co-counsel to obtain preliminary approval of several class action cases across the United States in the past several months. There are active claim deadlines in the following cases. If you believe you are a member of the class in one or some of these actions, we encourage you to visit the case settlement websites to review the terms of settlement and if appropriate files a claim: .
Nationstar
In the Class Action case against Nationstar Mortgage and payment processor ACI we successfully negotiated a $9 million settlement that is set for final approval on May 31, 2023 in the Federal District Court in North Carolina. You still have time to submit claims if Nationstar pulled money from your bank account without permission in April of 2021. Visit this website to make a claim https://achloanpaymentlitigation.com/.
Michigan Ave. Immediate Care
Michigan Avenue Immediate Care has agreed to a $900,000 settlement fund for people whose personal information was exposed to the dark web as the result of a data breach. If you were a patient of the of that Chicago medical practice file a claim here: https://www.maicincident.com/
Parker Hannifin
We’ve reached a favorable $1.75 Million settlement for present and past employees of Parker Hannifin who were impacted by a data breach. If you ever worked at Parker Hannifin please follow this link to learn more and file a claim www.phdatasettlement.com.
We are also investigating and litigating several other significant class action cases including:
Pricing Fraud by Dollar General. DannLaw has filed cases against Dollar General in Ohio, New York and New Jersey based on allegations that prices listed for items on shelves are lower than prices charged at the register. If you live anywhere in the United States and believe you have been overcharged by Dollar General or any other retailer, please contact our office by completing and submitting our contact form or calling 216-373-0539.
Salmonella Poisoning in Jif Peanut Butter
The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Senftenberg infections linked to certain Jif brand peanut butter products produced at the J.M. Smucker Company facility in Lexington, Kentucky. If you believe you have been impacted by the outbreak please complete and submit our contact form or call us at 216-373-0539.
Traffic Camera Violations in the City of Girard
Tickets were wrongly issued to drivers along Rt 80 in Girard Ohio
Federal Government’s failure to compensate victims of “Snap Skimming” DannLaw recently filed a case in Ohio against the United States Department of Agriculture regarding the agency’s failure to reimburse Ohioans whose SNAP benefits have been “skimmed” by unknown third parties beginning in January of 2022.
Skimming occurs when criminals use a device placed over a point-of-sale card reader to steal information from payment cards like SNAP EBT and cash assistance cards. That means SNAP or cash assistance benefits may have been stolen with the cardholder’s knowledge.
If you believe you have been a victim of SNAP theft, please please complete and submit our contact form or call us at 216-373-0539.
Racial Discrimination in Mortgage Lending by Wells Fargo We have assumed a leadership role in investigating allegations that Wells denied borrowers of color mortgage financing at a rate almost double that of white borrowers..
Ohio PUA Unemployment Benefits
In Bowling v. Dewine we continue to pursue $900 million in fully federally-funded COVID-19 supplemental unemployment insurance benefits the DeWine administration callously denied Ohioans who were left jobless as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.
We are also bringing Class Actions for Data Breaches against the following Companies:
Last Pass/GoTo Technologies
Carrington Mortgage and Alvaria, Inc.
Snap Finance–Brian Flick has been appointed co-lead counsel
Key Bank/KeyBank Mortgage/Fulton Bank/Overby-Seawell
Samsung
Bet MGM (Where Javier Merino is taking a Lead Role)
Lakeview Loan Servicing
If you or someone you know has been impacted by these data breaches please complete and submit our contact form or call us at 216-373-0539.
By Brian Flick
On February 21, the State filed its Combined Brief in Response to the Court’s January 30, 2023, Entry, Response to our Motion for Leave to File the Consolidated Class Action Complaint, and Motion to Dismiss the Consolidated Class Action Complaint. You may review it here: Bowling MTD FINAL (1)
The next step is the filing of our combined Brief in Response to the Court’s January 30, 2023, Entry, Reply in Support of our Motion for Leave, and Memorandum in Opposition to the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the First Consolidated Class Action Complaint. Our brief is due by March 21 and we look forward to sharing it with all of you.
By Marc Dann
As most of you know, the next hearing in the supplemental unemployment benefit case is scheduled for Tuesday, January 24, 2022 before Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Holbrook. If you are interested in attending the hearing it will be conducted in Courtroom 5B in the Franklin County Courthouse which is located at 345 High Street in Columbus. The hearing may also be viewed via a live stream here: https://www.fccourts.org/480/Live-Stream
As the day approaches, I want to commend the extremely talented attorneys who have from Day One been totally engaged in the battle to force Governor DeWine to do the right thing by reversing his decision to deny tens of thousands of Ohioans the fully federally funded unemployment benefits they deserve and desperately need. Please join me in thanking Brian Flick of DannLaw, Andrew Engel of Advocate Attorneys, LLP, and Thomas A. Zimmerman, Jr. and Matthew C. De Re of the Zimmerman Law Offices. Absent their hard work and dedication this fight would have been lost long ago.
I also wanted to share the consolidated class action complaint we have filed. You may view it here: Bowling Candy 2023 01 02 TS Consolidated Class Complaint. I invite everyone to read the entire document. For those who would just like to cut to the chase I have pulled out what in legal terms is called our “Prayer for Relief,” and also provided a plain English summary.
In Plain English we demand:
To boil it down even more we’re saying these are the people who were hurt, they shouldn’t have been, now give them the money.
If you prefer all of it in legalese read below. If you stop here, please know that we appreciate your support and your kind words. Your energy and commitment to fighting for what’s right has fueled our campaign for justice.
Wish us luck on the 24th, and of course we will provide updates after the hearing.
Legalese version of the Prayer for Relief:
Plaintiffs, individually, and on behalf of the Class, pray for an Order as follows: A. Finding that this action satisfies the prerequisites for maintenance as a class action and certifying the Class defined herein;
By Marc Dann
By Marc Dann
As the November 8 General Election approaches, I wanted to take a moment to share some thoughts and recommendations with DannLaw’s clients and the thousands of people who follow us on social media. I’m taking this unusual step because, as the events of the past year have clearly demonstrated, elections absolutely do have consequences for consumers, homeowners, and working families.
I know we live in a highly charged political environment. I’m basing these recommendations soley on the the importance of the office and the positive impact that I believe these candidates will make on consumers and consumer protection laws. It is not my intent to incite partisan bickering—you’ll notice there are both Republicans and Democrats on my list.
I’m planning on splitting my ticket this election and voting for the best candidate regardless of party. We simply must stop treating politics like a team sport. You can root for the Browns or Bengals even if you think they aren’t the best team. But in politics it’s time for everyone to stop putting party above country. I hope you’ll consider approaching Tuesday’s election the same way.
Our ongoing fight to restore federally funded supplemental unemployment insurance benefits desperately needed by tens of thousands of Ohioans heavily influenced my recommendations in statewide races. As most of you know, Governor Mike DeWine unilaterally, callously, and we believe illegally, cut off the payments in May of 2021. Attorney General David Yost has carried on the battle against us despite repeatedly losing in court and the outcome of the case will ultimately be determined by the Ohio Supreme Court.
DeWine, Yost, and three Supreme Court justices who were openly hostile to our arguments are on the ballot this year which gives you and every Ohioan the opportunity to send them a clear message about the way they have dealt with this and many other important issues.
At the federal level the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) which had become a toothless tiger under the previous administration, is once again protecting consumers and homeowners and other regulators are once again fighting fraud and abuse by big banks, credit card companies, and debt collectors, and judges who will interpret the law fairly are being appointed to the bench.
The contrast could not be clearer or the stakes higher. We need to vote for leaders who will fundamentally change Ohio while supporting the candidates who will continue the progress that is being made in D.C. I believe the following candidates will help us achieve those goals:
Brian Flick for 62nd District, Ohio House of Representatives
I would eagerly and enthusiastically endorse Brian even if he were not the managing partner of DannLaw’s Cincinnati office. He is a fierce and effective advocate for consumers, has helped hundreds of families save their homes from foreclosure, fought for people who have been victimized by debt collectors, banks, and payday lenders, and played an instrumental role in the unemployment benefit case.
I know Brian will be an outstanding state representative who will tirelessly advocate for women’s, human, civil, and worker’s rights, battle corruption, and work to improve public education. He has earned and deserves your support.
Tim Ryan for U.S. Senate
My relationship with Tim stretches back decades—to the time he defeated me in Democratic primary for the 32nd District seat in the Ohio State Senate. I know and trust him, and I admire the tireless battle he has waged on behalf of working families, organized labor, and consumers in both the state legislature and Congress. We can count on Tim to be a strong advocate for Consumers and a member of the Senate who has the courage to stand up to Wall Street Banks and other financial predators.
Most importantly Tim has based his campaign on his determination to put country above party. I know him well enough to tell you that I believe him.
Jeff Crossman for Ohio Attorney General
I know as well as anyone how important the office of Attorney General is to protecting Consumers in Ohio. Jeff Crossman grew up working class and he is passionately committed to standing up for Ohio Consumers and taxpayers without being restrained by his allegiance to corporate lobbyists like the current Attorney General David Yost.
Jennifer Brunner for Chief Justice and Teri Jamison and Marilyn Zayas for Associate Justice, Ohio Supreme Court
Anyone who reads the opinions written and rulings made by the six jurists who are vying for three seats on the Ohio Supreme Court will conclude that Jennifer Brunner, Teri Jamison, and Marilyn Zayas are clearly the best choice for these important posts. Both Justice Brunner and Judge Jamison, who serves on the Tenth District Court of Appeals, have made favorable rulings in the UI case and they, along with Judge Zayas have established a long record of ensuring that “equal justice under law” is more than a slogan. Consumers will be better served by Brunner, Jamison and Zayas.
Joan Synenberg, Judge, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
In its endorsement editorial of Republican Judge Joan Synenberg, Cleveland.com noted the following:
“Should you ever be unlucky enough to find yourself in a Cuyahoga County Common Pleas courtroom as a defendant, the judge you would want before you is Joan Synenberg, who is standing for re-election Nov. 8 with 16 years on the bench behind her.
Not because she is a pushover when it comes to sentencing, but because the quality that has marked her career is a longstanding and passionate concern about what comes afterward for the people whose future she often holds in her hands.”
I absolutely and totally concur and urge the residents of Cuyahoga County to support her.
State Representatives Scott Oelslager and Brett Hillyer
Representatives Oelslager and Hillyer are both Republicans who have opposed anti-consumer legislation in the Ohio General Assembly and both supported expanding the Residential Mortgage Loan Act to include mortgage loan servicers.
I also ask residents of Lakewood and Cleveland to vote for State Senator Nickie Antonio and Representative Mike Skindell who have always championed consumer and working class families.
Those are my recommendations. Here is some useful information about the voting process:
November 8 is election day. The polls will open at 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM. If you are in line to vote at or before 7:30 you will be permitted to cast your ballot.
If you do not know the location of your polling place you may look it up here: www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/voters/toolkit/polling-location/
If you want to take a look at and study the ballot for your precinct in advance—something I always do—you may access it here: www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/voters/toolkit/sample-ballot/
Don’t want to wait until the 8th to cast your ballot? You may vote early in person at your local Board of Elections (BOE) at these times:
Friday, November 4 from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Saturday, November 5 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Sunday, November 6 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Monday, November 7 from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
Follow this link to locate the BOE office in your county: https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/toolkit/early-voting/
If you have an absentee ballot but did not return it, it must be postmarked no later than Monday, November 7. If not returned by mail, ballots must be received by the BOE by 7:30 PM on Tuesday, November 8. You may deposit your ballot in the drop box located outside the BOE or bring it into the office.
Under Ohio law you must have a valid form for identification to vote. Acceptable forms include photo IDs issued by the federal or state government, bank statements, and utility bills. A complete list is available here: www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/voters/id-requirements/
Now that you know who to vote for and how to cast your ballot, I will leave you with this:
Decision are made by those who show up.
So please, show up.
Thanks,
Marc
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