The Cobell vs. Norton Class Action Lawsuit charged that H&R Block failed to discharge due to negligence on their promise to refund funds to the plaintiff’s individual accounts in the Norton Class Action Lawsuit. “On information and belief, none of the individual account holders at H&R Block has ever experienced a liability,” the complaint states. “On information and belief, the senior management at H&R Block negligently and intentionally deceived the Plaintiffs.” On information and belief, the senior management at H&R Block “knowingly and willfully violated the contractual duties and promises of the American Ninja Warrior Alliance with regard to individual bank accounts held by the Alliance.” In addition, the Alliance failed to provide notice to the bank that it had violated the contract.
Norton Class Action Lawsuit
The claim focuses on a situation where the individual accounts were misused by allowing two Chinese investors to withdraw large sums of money by making the payment through an intermediary. In several months, the money was never given back. It appears that this was an attempt to evade paying U.S. taxes. The Alliance later settled the claims without admitting liability.
This case is part of a large class of lawsuits against Norton Energy LLC, one of the largest producers of natural gas in the United States.
The Lawsuit further claims that because the Alliance repeatedly violated the law in its attempts to collect monies, it caused economic damage to the plaintiffs and caused them to bear an undue burden. It is claimed that many of the individual plaintiffs in this class have permanent or long term disabilities because of the conduct of the Alliance. These claims seek damages for the mental anguish, medical expenses, past and future medical costs, disability income and future earning loss, as well as lost future earning capacity.
The Lawsuit further claims that this was the defendants’ third attempt to evade U.S. tax liabilities.
The claims seek additional damages due to the defendant’s negligence in failing to provide proper warning to its members that it was engaged in an investigation to determine if it was in violation of United States tax laws. Additionally, the claim contends that this was not the first time that this corporation violated tax laws by paying less than what it owed on the delinquent accounts. It further claims that the defendant failed to provide any information to the proper authorities, resulting in further damages.
The claims in this class action lawsuit were handled by a law firm of McLean Shull & Cutler, with attorneys Michael Kiska and Edward G. Hermsegger. The case was filed in the U.S. Tax Court in Washington. There are presently two class actions in this case. A pretrial conference has been scheduled for May 8, 2021.
A pretrial conference is conducted after the plaintiff and defendant have selected their lawyers and thereunder assigned a status report to each lawyer.
This conference will help both lawyers communicate with one another on the claims in this case, and it will also help them obtain more information about the opposing attorney’s strategy, and strategies. Attorneys may attempt to mediate a settlement between themselves, but if no compromise can be reached, then both lawyers will present their case to a judge. Once the judge rules on the class claim, the plaintiff and defendant will receive their respective compensation.
