Paula Sparkman v. Comerica Bank, et al.

Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement

Authorized by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California 

This is not a solicitation from a lawyer. You are not being sued. 

This website tells you about the settlement of a class action lawsuit, Paula Sparkman v. Comerica Bank, et al. brought on behalf of all persons issued a California Way2Go Prepaid Mastercard who had their unauthorized transfer dispute denied for conflicting information. You received a postcard or email notice because our records indicate you are a member of the group of people affected, called the “class.” The notice you received gives you a summary of the terms of the proposed settlement agreement, explains what rights class members have, and helps class members make informed decisions about what action to take.

For the precise terms of the settlement, please see the settlement agreement available on this Website on the Important Court Documents page. You can also contact counsel at 1-855-349-7023, by accessing the Court docket in this case, for a fee, through the Court’s Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system at https://ecf.cand.uscourts.gov, or by visiting the office of the Clerk of the Court for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Oakland Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Court holidays.

PLEASE DO NOT TELEPHONE THE COURT OR THE COURT CLERK’S OFFICE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS SETTLEMENT OR THE CLAIM PROCESS.

The Court approved this notice because you have a right to know about a proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit, and about all of your options, before the Court decides whether to approve the settlement. If the Court approves it, and objections and appeals (if any) are resolved, the Settlement Administrator will make the payments the settlement allows.

Read the notice you received to understand the settlement. Then decide if you want to: 

What is this lawsuit about? 

The lawsuit claims that Comerica Bank and Conduent State & Local Solutions, Inc. violated the Electronic Funds Transfer Act, violated the California Unfair Competition Law, and breached their contract by denying California Way2Go cardholder’s disputes involving alleged unauthorized transactions for conflicting information.

Comerica Bank and Conduent State & Local Solutions, Inc. deny that they did anything wrong.

Why is there a settlement in this lawsuit? 

The parties agreed to settle, which means they have reached an agreement to resolve the lawsuit. Both sides want to avoid the risk and expense of further litigation. 

In a class action, someone called a Class Representative (in this case Paula Sparkman) sues on behalf of all people who have similar claims. Defendants have agreed not to oppose this case proceeding as a class for settlement purposes.

The Court has not decided this case in favor of either side.

Deciding what to do 

You have three options. You can do nothing, you can opt out of the settlement, or you can obje ct to the settlement by filing a timely objection that complies with the requirments. This chart shows the effects of each option: 

What is the best path for me?