News & Cases

News Items 2011

December 30, 2011 – Add Umpqua to Roster of Banks Sued for Overdraft Practices, American Banker

December 29, 2011 – Lawsuit Filed Against Umpqua Bank for Unfair and Deceptive Assessment of Overdraft Fees, PR Newswire

November 01, 2011 – Bottom Line – Sexual Claims Common in Pressure-Cooker Restaurant World, The Bottom Line on MSNBC

October 20, 2011 – Sex Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Waiter Pay Restaurant Worker News Blog

October 19, 2011 – Ruth’s Chris Hit with Class Action Discrimination Suit, Forbes

October 18, 2011 – Ruth’s Chris Employees Sue for Discrimination, Chain Store Age

October 18, 2011 – Ruth’s Chris Workers Seek Class-Action Status

October 17, 2011 – Ruth’s Chris Faces Discrimination Suit, Washington Business Journal

August 2, 2011 – Bank of Hawaii Settles Overdraft Fee Lawsuit for $9 Million

February 17, 2011 – Bank of Hawaii Accused of Manipulating Overdraft Fees

January 20, 2011 – Judge OK’s Tycko & Zavareei’s Settlement for Unfair Overdraft Charges, Courthouse News Service

January 11, 2011 – D.C. Judge OKs $12m Class Settlement Against National City Bank, Blog of LegalTimes

News Items 2010

December 13, 2010 – Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse Sued For Widespread Discrimination Against Female Employees

December 01, 2010 – Tycko & Zavareei LLP Helps Achieve $9.5 million Proposed Settlement Of Overdraft Fee Class Action Against Fifth Third Bank, Chicago Tribune

November 29, 2010 – Court To Notify Fifth Third Bank Customers About A Class Action Settlement Involving Overdraft Fees

September 30, 2010 – Most GE Microwave Claims Survive Bid to Nix, Law360.com

September 15, 2010 – Tycko & Zavareei publishes inaugural issue of Whistleblower Law NewsletterAugust 26, 2010 – In case argued by Jonathan Tycko, the D.C. Court of Appeals holds that transaction at Waterside Towers apartment complex violated tenants’ rights under the D.C. Rental Housing Conversion and Sale Act
August 24, 2010 – Bank of Oklahoma Sued for Improper Overdraft Fees

August 3, 2010 – Magistrate Judge Sanctions GE for Violation of Court Order And Orders GE to Produce Documents, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

June 18, 2010 – Tycko & Zavareei brings lawsuit against Washington Capitals over team logo, Washington Business Journal

June 11, 2010 – Tycko & Zavareei, together with Stueve Siegel, brings suit against Washington Capitals For Copyright Infringement, Enhanced Online News

May 6, 2010 – Tycko & Zavareei joins attorneys for National Consumers League in filing Amicus brief in support of D.C.’s Private Attorney General statute

May 3, 2010 –Tycko & Zavareei LLP Investigating Energy Star fraud

April 30, 2010 – Jonathan Tycko and Melanie Williamson publish “Commentary: Health Care Overhaul Bill Amends False Claims Act to Limit the Reach of the ‘Public Disclosure Bar’”, Main Justice

April 30, 2010 – Customer sues Webster Bank on overdraft fees, Hartford Business Journal

April 30, 2010 – Tycko & Zavareei, together with Izard Nobel, brings suit against Webster Bank for Overdraft Fee Policy, CTWatchdog.com

April 8, 2010 – Missouri Man Sues UMB Over Overdraft Practices, Kansas City News

April 8, 2010 – Missouri resident files lawsuit against UMB Bank for overdraft fees, The Missourian

April 8, 2010 – Overdraft fees prompt lawsuit against Kansas City-based UMB Bank, Dolan Media Newswires

April 8, 2010 – KC law firm files class action against UMB, Joplin Independent

March 23, 2010 – Walgreens Settles FTC Case Over Cold and Flu Treatment Ads, The Blog of Legal Times

February 9, 2010 – Citizens hit with 2 possible class-action lawsuits, Boston Herald

February 5, 2010 – Lawsuits Accusing Banks of Illegal Overdraft Fees Start to Add Up, The National Law Journal

February 2, 2010 – Fifth Third Bank Sued Over Overdraft Fees, ConsumerAffairs.com

February 2, 2010 – Fifth Third Sued for Overdraft Fees, Bank Talk

ABC News Channel 5 Special Investigation: Microwave Danger

Hassan Zavareei Featured In ABC News Channel 9 Report On Overdraft Fee Lawsuit Against Fifth Third Bank

ABC News Channel 7 Interviews Hassan Zavareei Regarding Class Action Against GE Filed By Firm

Hassan Zavareei Quoted In ABC News 15 Report On Microwave Oven Class Action

News Items 2009

December 11, 2009 – Jonathan Tycko quoted in BNA’s Corporate Accountability Report in article on proposed SEC whistleblower program

September 23, 2009 – Court Gives Final Approval To Settlement of True.com Class Action Lawsuit

September 21, 2009 – Two New Attorneys Join The Firm

May 29, 2009 – Tycko & Zavareei LLP Files Class Action Lawsuit Against GE Alleging Spontaneous Microwave Fires

May 27, 2009 – Washington City Paper publishes article about Jonathan Tycko’s successful representation of tenants who challenged fraudulent condominium conversion vote

May 20, 2009 – Tycko & Zavareei LLP Initiates Nationwide Class Action Against General Electric And Samsung Alleging Dangerous Defect in Microwave Ovens

April 22, 2009 – Tycko & Zavareei LLP Files Lawsuit By Clearwire Subscribers Alleging Misleading Advertising And Unlawful Early Termination Fees

March 26, 2009 – Court Rules In Favor Of Tenants Represented By Tycko & Zavareei LLP In Lawsuit Challenging “95/5” Sale And Eviction Of Tenants

News Items 2008

March 4, 2008 – Information About The Airborne Health, Inc. Settlement, And Other Ongoing Litigation Alleging False And Deceptive Marketing Of Airborne®

News Items 2007

December 31, 2007 – Court of Appeals Rules In Favor Of Plaintiffs Represented by Tycko & Zavareei LLP In Case Arising Out of Defects At The Ritz-Carlton Condominiums

December 12, 2007 – Hassan A. Zavareei wins monetary and issue sanctions for client TestMasters based on bad faith discovery abuses of defendants Trent Teti, Jodi Triplett, Justin Capuano, Matthew Riley, and Blueprint Test Preparation LLC

August 30, 2007 – Hassan A. Zavareei wins landmark victory from Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in longstanding trademark litigation over the “TestMasters” mark

June 12, 2007 – Tycko & Zavareei LLP Brings Class Action Against Dating Website True.com, Alleging That Company Continues To Charge Customers After Cancellation

May 24, 2007 – Tycko & Zavareei LLP Brings Class Action Against Airborne Health, LLC And Others Over Deceptive Advertising Of The “Airborne” Heath Formula

April, 2007 – Article By Jonathan Tycko on D.C.’s Tenant Opportunity To Purchase Law Published In DC Trial, A Publication Of The Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C.

February 26, 2007 – Hassan A. Zavareei releases statement concerning defamation lawsuit brought by Dr. Steven J. Hatfill against the publishers of Vanity Fair and Readers Digest

News Items 2006

December 22, 2006 – Tycko & Zavareei LLP Brings Class Action Alleging Illegal Price Fixing By Major Producers Of Memory Chips

July 14, 2006 – Tycko & Zavareei LLP Represents Non-Profit In $8.5 Million Purchase Of Apartment Building That Will Preserve Almost 150 Units Of Affordable Housing In The District Of Columbia

May 17, 2006 – Court Rules In Favor Of Tenants Association In Case Challenging 95/5 Transactions, Concluding That Transactions May Have Been “Shams”

April 14, 2006 – Partner Jonathan K. Tycko Quoted in Washington City Paper Article, “Condominium Emptor:  The District’s Real-Estate ‘lemon law’ has no teeth.”

February 2006 – Jonathan Tycko Publishes Article On Responding To Falsification Of Evidence

January 24, 2006 – Jonathan Tycko Provides Testimony to the Committee on Consumer & Regulatory Affairs of the D.C. Council on Important Landlord-Tenant Issue

News Items 2005

December 2005 – Partner Jonathan K. Tycko Coauthors Article on Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 in Antitrust magazine

November 21, 2005 – Partner Jonathan Tycko Testifies on the Rental Housing Act before Committee on Consumer & Regulatory Affairs

November 2005 – Newspapers Throughout the Country Report on LSAT Scam That Is The Subject Of Litigation In Case Brought by Tycko & Zavareei LLP on Behalf of DC Students

November 16, 2005 – D.C. Court of Appeals Hears Oral Arguments in Case Challenging The Legality Of So-Called “95-5” Transactions

October 25, 2005 – New York Consumer Protection Board Issues Consumer Warning Against Test Masters Educational Services for Activities Similar to that Alleged in Case Brought By Tycko & Zavareei LLP

October 2005 – Tycko & Zavareei LLP Reaches Favorable Settlement for Lockheed Martin Corporation in Superfund Litigation

October 18, 2005 – Tycko & Zavareei Persuades Fifth Circuit to Overturn Portions of an Injunction that Infringed on Client’s First Amendment Rights

August 4, 2005 – District of Columbia Court of Appeals Issues Decision in Breezevale v. Dickinson, Vindicating The Ability Of The Courts To Protect Themselves Against Parties Who Rely Upon Intentionally Falsified Evidence

June 23, 2005 – Judge Alprin of the D.C. Superior Court Issued Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in Weiss v. Home Consulting Plus, Inc., d/b/a Housing Made Simple

May 10, 2005 – Tycko & Zavareei LLP Presents Oral Argument in DC Court of Appeals in 2200 M Street LLC, et al. v. Mackell, et al.

News Items 2004

July 20, 2004 – Tycko & Zavareei LLP Brings Lawsuit On Behalf of Students Who Allege Fraudulent Activities by an LSAT Test Preparation Company Accused Of Impersonating The Nationally Famous “TestMasters.”

June 2004 – Tycko & Zavareei LLP Awarded Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs Outstanding Achievement Award

April 2004 – Partner Hassan A. Zavareei Assists in Obtaining Landmark Jury Verdict in Favor of Tenants Evicted from Their Homes.