Bowe v. Public Storage

  1. February 29, 2016

    Public Storage, Customers Seal $5M Settlement In Fee Suit

    A Florida federal judge approved a $5 million settlement Monday in a class action claiming Public Storage overcharged customers for self-storage insurance, and made an upward adjustment in a fee award to class counsel for "excellent" work achieving a recovery she deemed relatively small but hardly certain.

  2. June 26, 2015

    Public Storage's Defenses Trimmed In Fee Class Action

    A Florida federal judge on Friday partially granted a motion for summary judgment of a putative class action claiming Public Storage overcharged customers for its self-storage insurance, agreeing to strike some but not all of Public Storage's affirmative defenses to prevent plaintiffs from recovering their premium payments.

  3. March 05, 2015

    Public Storage Attys Exit Class Action Following DQ Bid

    Newport Trial Group attorneys defending Public Storage in a putative class action accusing it of overcharging customers for its self-storage insurance have withdrawn from the suit after weathering accusations that they paid a potential class member to cooperate in the company's defense, according to documents filed in Florida federal court.

  4. December 11, 2014

    Class Accuses Public Storage Attys Of Ethical Violations

    The plaintiffs in a putative class action claiming Public Storage charged usurious rates for insurance on its storage units moved to disqualify its Newport Trial Group attorneys, accusing them of committing numerous ethical violations, including advising putative class members to opt out.