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Chad R. Fuller
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Chad Fuller is a class action attorney who focuses on defense of consumer class actions. He is a partner and the chair of the San Diego/Del Mar Litigation Practice and co-chair of the Class Action Working Group at Foley & Lardner LLP. He is also a member of the firm's Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Information Technology & Outsourcing and Privacy, Security & Information Management Practices.

Mr. Fuller has substantial experience defending major consumer class action litigation, in cases involving alleged false advertising, product defects, charging for fees and services by a variety of businesses, including computer, software, telecommunications, home warranty, insurance brokerage, and auto finance companies. He is well versed in California's Unfair Competition Statutes, including Business & Professions Code Section 17200. He has tried cases to verdict before courts and private arbitrators and has substantial experience in mediation.

Mr. Fuller is a member and on the executive committee of the board of directors for the University of San Diego School of Law; barrister to the Honorable J. Clifford Wallace American Inn of Court; and a member of the American Bar Association. Previously, he was co-chair of the San Diego County Bar Association's Litigation Section. He is a former judicial extern to the Honorable Napoleon A. Jones, Jr., of the U.S. District Court for San Diego. Mr. Fuller is admitted to practice in California.

Mr. Fuller received his law degree from the University of San Diego, School of Law (J.D., 1997) and his bachelor's degree in political science and history from the University of California at San Diego (B.A., 1993), where he was on the Dean's List and a member of the Golden Key National Honor Society.

Mr. Fuller served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1981-1989 and attained the rank of sergeant, meritoriously. As a sergeant, he was the honor graduate and first in his class at Non-Commissioned Officer Leadership Academy, Class 1-87.

A selection of Mr. Fuller's recent class action representations include:

  • Groveunder v. Wellpoint
    Currently represents WellPoint in California class action involving alleged security breach and data loss.
  • Campion v. Old Republic Home Protection
    Currently represents Old Republic Hope Protection in Nationwide class action involving home warranty plans.
  • Preziosi v. The Brunton Company
    Currently represents Brunton in a California class action involving allegations of defective camping stoves.
  • Davis v. Carbonite
    Represented Carbonite in California class action involving alleged data storage loss and violations of state and federal privacy laws. Settled for nuisance value.
  • MDL Pet Food Litigation
    Lead counsel in a nationwide multidistrict litigation ("MDL") involving contaminated rice protein concentrate from China. Settled case on extremely favorable terms. Handled all aspects of claims management, including cy pres funds.
  • Saulic v. Symantec Corporation
    Represented Symantec in a nationwide class action involving credit card billing issues over the Internet. Defeated class certification and obtained complete dismissal.
  • Kinder v. Microsoft
    Represented Microsoft in a California class action involving TCPA claims arising from alleged improper use of predictive dialers. Case dismissed at pleading stage.
  • Cappicchioni v. AmeriCredit
    Represented AmeriCredit in California class action involving alleged violations of California Penal Code Section 632 (wire tapping statute). Case dismissed at pleading stage.
  • Lemieux v. HSBC
    Represented HSBC in California class action for violation of TCPA involving collection activities. Case dismissed for nuisance value.
  • Slocum v. State Farm
    Represented State Farm in a California class action involving installment payments of insurance premiums. Case dismissed on pleadings after three years of litigation.
  • Gregory v. Hewlett Packard
    Represented Hewlett Packard in a nationwide consumer class action filed in San Diego Superior Court alleging that Hewlett Packard's Pavilion laptop computers contained a defective motherboard that caused the computers to hang, freeze and lock.
  • Barbara E. Gordon v. Bank of America
    Successfully defended Bank of America in this class action lawsuit alleging that the bank's practices with respect to loan payoff fees violated California Civil Code Section 2943 and constituted an unfair and unlawful practice pursuant to California's Unfair Practices Act (Business and Professions Code § 17200).
  • Michaelson v. Bank of America
    Represented the bank in this California class action brought under Business and Professions Code § 17200 to challenge the bank's practices regarding check hold periods. After filing a demurrer and highlighting the weaknesses of the plaintiff's claims the case was voluntarily dismissed.
  • Washington Mutual v. Gan
    Represented Washington Mutual in this class action brought under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, successfully resisting class certification and discovery efforts.

Other significant litigation matters:

  • Beard v. Bank of America
    Currently represents Bank of America in a complicated lease improvement dispute in downtown La Jolla dating back to the 1950s.
  • Tavant Technologies v. AmeriCredit
    Represented AmeriCredit in a disputed software licensing and development agreement relating to auto finance software.
  • KITCO v. Allied Swiss Screw Products
    Represent KITCO in arbitration and state court litigation arising from an asset sale and earn-out provision.
  • Oppenheimer Funds
    Represented former employee in connection with FBI investigation and criminal allegations against Broadcom.
  • Selling Source v. Red River Ventures
    Represented Red River Ventures and its founders in Federal court over misappropriation of trade secret and data security claims alleged by Selling Source in connection with on-line micro loans.
  • Sony Electronics North America
    Supervise and manage SEL's third-party subpoena program.



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