Attorney Kim D. Stephens's Legal Cases

Class action

Nelson v. Appleway Chevrolet, Inc

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OUTCOME: Successful

Successfully represented plaintiff class of purchasers of vehicles, parts, and services against automobile dealers in Washington who illegally charged and collected B&O tax. The trial court certified a ... CR23(b)(2) class and granted summary judgment of liability, which was affirmed on appeal, Nelson v. Appleway Chevrolet, Inc., 129 Wn. App. 927, 121 P.3d 95 (2005), and affirmed again by the Washington State Supreme Court at 160 Wn.2d 173, 152 P.3d 847 (2007)

Class action

JCC Pelletz v. Weyhauser Company

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OUTCOME: Settled on a claims made basis

Appointed local and liaison counsel for national class of consumers who purchased defective Choicedek® decking and railing. The case settled on a claims made basis.

Class action

Grays Harbor Adventist Christian School et al. v. Carrier Corp.

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OUTCOME: Successfully settled

As co-lead counsel, represented a national class who alleged Carrier Corporation sold defective high efficiency furnaces. The case settled when Carrier agreed to provide an enhanced 20-year warranty fo ... r consumers whose furnaces had not failed, and reimburse consumers who had already repaired their furnaces. Three million consumers were covered under the settlement, which was valued at over $300 million.

Class action

Delay et al. v. Hurd Window Manufacturing Company

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OUTCOME: Successfully settled

Appointed co-lead counsel for multi-state class of consumers who were fraudulently induced to purchase energy savings windows. The case settled for $5.3 million.

Class action

Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co. adv. EC & Associates

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OUTCOME: Successful

Successfully defended class action suit alleging unfair and deceptive underwriting policies. The plaintiffs dismissed their claims with prejudice before seeking class certification.

Class action

Cole v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

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OUTCOME: Successful

Appointed lead counsel for national class of consumers who were overcharged banking fees. The case was resolved successfully by the bank reimbursing its customers for all overcharges.

Class action

Carroll v. Nuprecon, Inc.

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OUTCOME: Successful

Successfully defeated two attempts at class certification by truck drivers claiming to be entitled to be paid prevailing wages.

Class action

Barrett v. PABCO, Inc.

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OUTCOME: Successfully settled

As lead counsel, successfully represented a national class of homeowners with allegedly defective PABCO HO-25 or HZ-25 roofing shingles. The case settled on a claims-made basis doubling the compensatio ... n otherwise available to class members under a consent decree negotiated with the Attorney General.

Commercial real estate

Wood v. Bainbridge et al.

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OUTCOME: Successful

Successfully defended a group of 104 defendants sued for racketeering and mail and wire fraud. The trial court dismissed all claims and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals imposed sanctions on the plain ... tiff. The United States Supreme Court denied certiorari.

Commercial real estate

Stein v. Geonerco, Inc

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OUTCOME: Successful

Successfully defended homebuilder Geonerco, Inc., in multi-million dollar putative class action litigation concerning siding installed in a manner that allegedly invalidated the manufacturer's warranty ... . The case was dismissed by the plaintiff class and the individual plaintiffs after the Court of Appeals stayed the litigation pending binding arbitration on an individual basis. The case is reported at 105 Wn. App. 41, 17 P.3d 1266 (2001).

Kim D. Stephens's Legal Cases (33)

Nelson v. Appleway Chevrolet, Inc

JCC Pelletz v. Weyhauser Company

Grays Harbor Adventist Christian School et al. v. Carrier Corp.

Delay et al. v. Hurd Window Manufacturing Company

Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co. adv. EC & Associates

Cole v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Carroll v. Nuprecon, Inc.

Barrett v. PABCO, Inc.

Wood v. Bainbridge et al.

Stein v. Geonerco, Inc