In Schwartz v. Visa, Dennis Stewart was principal trial counsel in a California consumer action seeking to recover inadequately disclosed currency conversion fees charged by Visa and MasterCard. After a six-month trial, judgments worth hundreds of millions of dollars were entered. Hulett Harper Stewart was also one of the principal counsel for certified classes prosecuting a separate federal court case in New York. A $336 million dollar settlement was reached. A similar nationwide consumer class action against American Express also litigated by Hulett Harper Stewart was successfully resolved, resulting in a settlement of $75 million.

Hulett Harper Stewart serves in the leadership group of firms prosecuting one of the country’s largest antitrust actions, in which merchants allege Visa, MasterCard and their member banks, including Bank of America, Citibank, JPMorgan Chase, Capital One, Wells Fargo and HSBC, among others, have collectively imposed and set the level of interchange fees paid by merchants on each Visa and MasterCard credit and debit transaction in violation of federal and state antitrust laws.

Hulett Harper Stewart is leading the prosecution of an alleged price fixing case involving the setting of pass-through car rental fees at California airports.

Hulett Harper Stewart was co-lead class counsel against Edward Jones & Co., one of the largest brokerage firms in the United States in a case which sought the recovery of funds Edward Jones received from mutual funds in exchange for Edward Jones agreeing to recommend those funds as its “preferred funds.” A settlement of $127 million was achieved.

Hulett Harper Stewart played a significant role in the prosecution of this large federal securities class action, which settled within weeks of trial for $150 million.

Hulett Harper Stewart was co-lead counsel on behalf of a class of persons who maintained brokerage accounts at A.G. Edwards in a case which claimed that the Defendant breached their fiduciary duties by receiving payments from mutual fund companies whose fund shares were held by the Class. A $60 million settlement was approved by the court.

Hulett Harper Stewart represented lead-plaintiff and former U.S. Senator Jake Garn and other life insurance policy holders and was on the executive committee prosecuting this nationwide consumer class action. A settlement valued at more than $300 million was obtained.

The firm represented a class of shareholders in asserting breach of fiduciary duty claims in connection with a proposed merger, which were settled within days of trial for nearly $30 million.

The firm was co-lead trial counsel on behalf of one of the then largest construction companies in America. The case was successfully settled for $11 million after trial commenced.

The firm represented several individuals in a securities fraud action against World Access and Worldcom. A settlement of $22.5 million was achieved.

Hulett Harper Stewart was liaison counsel in this securities class action alleging improper backdating of stock option grants. The case was settled for $29.4 million.

Hulett Harper Stewart is interim lead counsel in this multi-district consumer protection litigation alleging violation of various state consumer protection laws.

Hulett Harper Stewart is currently counsel for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation with respect to potential claims arising from bank failures.

Hulett Harper Stewart is one of two principal counsel in this consumer class action concerning the charging of sales tax on free cell phones.