Here’s a sample of some of our work. We have represented hundreds of other clients in addition to the ones below.
Type of Case: FDCPA
Location: San Francisco, California
Outcome: Won at trial
Description: We sued a debt collector for harassing phone calls. After a jury trial, we were awarded a judgment that totaled $102,164 which included attorneys’ fees.
Type of Case: Employment / Labor
Location: San Diego County, California
Outcome: Won at trial. Jury awarded client $1,325,000.
Description: Police Officer was the victim of retaliation. After a two week trial the jury found for our side on all counts and awarded him $1,325,000. The case made national news and attorney was featured on the cover of Lawyers Weekly USA.
Type of Case: Debt Collection Defense (credit card)
Location: Riverside County, California
Outcome: Won at trial.
Description: A debt collector sued our client for a debt that was not his. We won this case at trial and the judge ordered the other side to pay our attorneys’ fees.
Type of Case: Debt Collection Defense (credit card)
Location: San Diego County, California
Outcome: Won at trial.
Description: A debt collector sued our client for a credit card debt. We prevailed at trial and the court awarded our firm $7,817 in attorneys’ fees.
Type of Case: TILA and mortgage fraud
Location: Sacramento, California
Outcome: Settlement
Description: Homeowner was fraudulently induced into an unfavorable adjustable-rate mortgage. Plaintiff received a $63,000 settlement from the original lender and the mortgage brokers.
Type of Case: Identity Theft
Location: Los Angeles County, California
Outcome: Settlement
Description: A debt collector sued our client for a debt that was not his. We got the case against him dismissed and then turned around and sued the debt collector. The case against the debt collector was settled for a confidential amount.
Type of Case: Harassing debt collector / Rosenthal Act
Location: Los Angeles County, California
Outcome: $50,000 settlement with debt collector
Description: Debt collector called my client at work and harassed him. The case was settled before trial for $50,000.
Type of Case: FDCPA and Credit Reporting
Location: San Diego County, California
Outcome: Won case on summary judgment, then settled
Description: Plaintiff was the victim of identity. Debt collector was reporting a debt that was not hers on her on her credit report. We sued the debt collector and filed a motion for summary judgment. The judge awarded us a judgment on summary judgment and then defendant settled the case for $25,000 and agreed to remove the negative information from client’s credit report.
Type of Case: Debt Collection Defendant (credit card)
Location: San Diego County, California
Outcome: Debt collector dismissed case against our client
Description: A debt collector had sued our client for $15,000. After we served discovery the debt collector dismissed the case against our client.
Type of Case: Debt Collection Defendant (credit card)
Location: Fresno County, California
Outcome: Debt collector dismissed case against our client
Description: Debt collector obtained a judgment against our client and garnished her wages. We got the judgment cancelled, the wages returned and the case dismissed.
Type of Case: Harassing Debt Collector / Rosenthal Act
Location: Los Angeles County, California
Outcome: $36,475 settlement with debt collector
Description: Debt collector called my client at work and harassed her. It also disclosed details about her debt to her family members. The case was settled before trial for $36,475.
Type of Case: Harassing Debt Collector / Rosenthal Act
Location: San Diego County, California
Description: Debt collector called client to collect mortgage payments.
Outcome: Settlement included reduction of principal balance on a second loan from $248,291.88 to $175,000.00; interest rate reduced to 0% for the life of the loan; and the repayment term was extended to thirty (30) years
The following creditors and debt collectors/buyers have dismissed cases in the face of opposition by the attorneys at Golden & Cardona-Loya, LLP:
CACH, LLC; Capital One Bank; Bancard Portfolios; Asset Acceptance; FIA Card Services; Security Credit Services; First Resolution Investment Corp.; Unifund CCR Partners; Equable Ascent Financial; Erin Capital Management; Sallie Mae; CACV of Colorado; LVNV; Ford Motor Credit; Persolve; Arrow Financial Services; Cavalry Portfolio Services; Capital Financial Credit; Midland Funding; Thornton Financial Services; Real Time Resolutions; Dodeka, LLC; NCO; Resurgence Financial; US Collections West; North Star Capital Acquisitions; Bank of America; Palisades Collection; Worldwide Asset Purchasing; EMCC Investment Ventures, LLC; ACA Receivables; GCFS, Inc.; Harvest Credit Management; Velocity Investments; IDT Carmel, Inc.; Fortis Capital; ARC; Professional Collection Consultants; ANJ Corporation; JD Consumer Three, LLC; Thornton Financial Services; American Express; Tri-Cap Investment Partners; MBNA; Crown Asset Management; Discover Card; Lagniappe Growth & Income Fund, LLC; ARA Receivables; Great Seneca Financial Corp.; Credigy Receivables; and MRC Receivables Corp.