Excessive Fees

Express Scripts Excessive Charge for Prescription Records Alabama Class Action

How much is Express Scripts, Inc. permitted to charge an Alabama customer for copies of her prescription records? The complaint alleges that the company charges $90, which it attempts to portray as a fee for a service, but the complaint argues that the prescription records are medical records, subject to Alabama’s cap on prices for  Read more

Bank of America Insufficient Funds and Overdraft Fees Settlement

Bank of America, NA (BANA) is paying $75 million to settle a class action alleging that it improperly charged insufficient or non-sufficient funds fees (and/or overdraft fees) involving the timing of actions in several situations, including for Retry Transaction Fees, for Intrabank Transaction Fees, and for Fee Accrual Claim Fees. The complaint alleged the bank  Read more

OCTA 91 Express Lanes PII Sharing Settlement

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and Cofiroute USA, Inc. are settling their shares of a combined class action about the operation of the 91 Express Lanes. The complaint alleged that, first, the companies improperly shared personally identifiable information (PII) with third parties, violating the drivers’ rights of privacy; and second, that their toll collection  Read more

Zions Bancorporation Deposit Availability and Fees Class Action

Zions Bancorporation, NA has eight different brands: AmegyBank, California Bank & Trust, the Commerce Bank of Oregon, the Commerce Bank of Washington, National Bank of Arizona, Nevada State Bank, VectraBank Colorado, and Zions Bank. The complaint for this class action alleges that the bank imposes two unfair practices that target its most vulnerable customers: it  Read more

FCA Inflated “Destination Charge” on Purchases and Leases Class Action

When a customer buys or leases a new vehicle, they may be charged a Destination Charge or a fee for the delivery of the vehicle to the dealership. But the complaint for this class action alleges that FCA US, LLC and Stellantis NV are overcharging customers, adding an inflated Destination Charge to every vehicle sold  Read more

Belfor Property Restoration Padded Charges for Rental Equipment Class Action

The original incident behind this class action was the collapse of a building, which damaged a neighboring building, whose owner in turn hired Belfor USA Group, Inc. to do restoration work. The complaint for this class action alleges that Belfor, which does business as Belfor Property Restoration, “overcharges [clients]—up to three to four times more  Read more

Air Evac LifeTeam Excessive Charges Imposed Multi-State Class Action

At issue in this class action are charges for air transport in case of medical emergencies. The complaint alleges that Air Evac EMS, Inc., which does business as Air Evac LifeTeam, overcharges patients for transportation, noting that those needing emergency air transport are generally in no condition to make decisions or negotiate rates.  Read more

Wells Fargo Merchant Services Charges Settlement

Wells Fargo Merchant Services, LLC will pay up to $40 million to settle a class action alleging it added excessive charges to merchants’ monthly invoices. Merchants are hoping to recover the amount of the excessive charges and other relief.  Read more

Credit Union 1 Multiple Non-Sufficient Funds Fees on One Item Class Action

Credit Union 1 (CU1) is the second-largest credit union in Alaska. The complaint for this class action alleges that CU1 has improperly been charging additional fees on a single item if it gets presented for payment more than once. Until it changed its disclosures, the complaint says, the multiple charges on single items violated its  Read more

Fifth Third Bank and Non-Fifth Third ATM Fees Settlement

Fifth Third Bank is settling a class action against it for more than $5 million. The complaint alleged that the bank breached its contract with account holders by charging them Non-Fifth Third ATM fees for balance inquiries at ATMs that were not in its network, and for charging them more than one such fee when  Read more