Bottoni v. Sallie Mae
Apr 21, 2014OUTCOME: $67 Million of charges removed, $1M in refunds.
Consumers in default under student loans sued lender for charging illegal / contractually not authorized collection charges of 25%.
San Francisco, CA
Litigation Lawyer at San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas: Litigation, Class Action ... +2 more
OUTCOME: $67 Million of charges removed, $1M in refunds.
Consumers in default under student loans sued lender for charging illegal / contractually not authorized collection charges of 25%.
OUTCOME: $19.5M for Plaintiffs
For-profit culinary school misled prospective students to believe its training program made economic sense and created economic opportunity.
OUTCOME: $40 million class action settlement agreement, subject to Court approval.
Students alleged a for-profit vocational school misled them.
OUTCOME: Full $650,000 jury verdict for Plaintiff (our client)
This was an action by a tennis professional, the owner of a tennis club, against his insurance brokers. The tennis clubhouse burned and the insurnace was insufficient to cover the losses. Plaintiff sue ... d for negligence, alleging the brokers failed to discharge their responsibilities in recommending appropriate coverage limits. The brokers alleged the case had no merit and alleged the Plaintiff was resopnsible for any errors made. AIG, the brokers' insurers, offered only $115,000 to settle it. Gallo tried the case very effectively and the the jury returned a $650,000 verdict for the Plaintiff.