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Investigation Deadline: December 1, 2023
January 8, 2026
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Berger Montague Wins for California Child Support Recipients
Berger Montague, a leading national plaintiffs’ law firm, won a class action on behalf of California child support recipients who were charged an average of $40 in fees for basic customer service related to the Way2Go pre-paid debit cards provided by Defendants Conduent State and Local Solutions, Inc. and Comerica Bank.
The court granted the Class’s motion for summary judgment, awarding the class full restitution, equaling over $7.6 million, and issued an injunction prohibiting Defendants from imposing the fees on child support recipients in the future. The win represents a novel application of California’s Unfair Competition Law’s to reach fees imposed under contracts of adhesion.
“We are proud to be part of the team that restored child support funds to their rightful purpose— supporting and raising children,” said Shareholder Sophia Rios.
U.S. District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta noted in the summary judgment order that the state already pays defendants to operate the automated help line. California child support recipients were charged fifty cents per call after three free calls each month. Judge Calabretta rejected the argument that the fees were de minimis, noting the cumulative impact of fees paid by recipients over a five-year period. Defendants have appealed the decision.
The Berger Montague team also included E. Michelle Drake and Marika K. O’Connor Grant, as well as co-counsel from Terrell Marshall Law Group PLLC and Schlanger Law Group, LLP.
Berger Montague is one of the nation’s preeminent law firms focusing on complex civil litigation, class actions, and mass torts in federal and state courts throughout the United States. With more than $2.4 billion in 2025 post-trial judgments alone, the Firm is a leader in the fields of complex litigation, antitrust, consumer protection, defective products, environmental law, employment law, securities, and whistleblower cases, among many other practice areas. For over 55 years, Berger Montague has played leading roles in precedent-setting cases and has recovered over $50 billion for its clients and the classes they have represented. Berger Montague is headquartered in Philadelphia and has offices in Chicago; Malvern, PA; Minneapolis; San Diego; San Francisco; Toronto, Canada; Washington, D.C., and Wilmington, DE.
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