Simpkins v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. et al
Case Number:
3:12-cv-00768
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
- Berger Montague
- Carlton Fields
- Cates Mahoney
- Goldman Scarlato
- Johnson & Bell
- Kessler Topaz
- Levin Sedran
- Lowey Dannenberg
- Nix Patterson
- Severson & Werson
- Thompson Coburn
Companies
Sectors & Industries:
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May 11, 2015
Wells Fargo, Assurant Settle Force-Placed Insurance Suit
Wells Fargo Bank NA and Assurant Inc. settled a putative class action in Illinois federal court Monday in which the two sides were accused of conspiring to inflate the cost of force-placed hazard insurance in order to provide kickbacks to the bank.
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December 13, 2013
Wells Fargo Denies Fraud In Force-Placed Insurance Case
Wells Fargo Bank NA asked an Illinois federal judge on Thursday to toss a proposed class action brought by mortgage borrowers alleging it made kickbacks off force-placed insurance policies, arguing it had fully disclosed it would earn commissions from the policies and there was no proof its actions were unjust.
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August 27, 2013
Wells Fargo, Assurant Stuck In Force-Placed Kickback Suit
An Illinois federal judge on Monday rebuffed a battery of challenges to a putative class action targeting Wells Fargo Bank NA's force-placed insurance practices, preserving claims that the bank reaped illegal kickbacks for imposing overpriced Assurant Inc. hazard policies on mortgagors.