Services

Areas of Practice

We represent individuals and businesses who have lost money or property because of the unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent business practices, including:

• Wrongful Denial of Insurance Claims
• Mortgage and Lending Scams
• Misrepresentations in Auto Purchases and Financing
• Financial Exploitation of the Elderly

Significant Cases

Mr. Wakuzawa has been responsible for the successful recovery of millions of dollars in behalf of consumers as well as companies in individual and certified class action litigation, representative of which include:

• Multi-million dollar recovery on behalf of consumers from auto insurers based on the improper use of credit information in setting automobile insurance premiums.

• Various million dollar recoveries from insurance companies based on their wrongful refusal to provide coverage.

• $5 million plus jury verdict based on the defendants’ fraudulent conduct in a real estate transaction.

• Counsel for a certified class of more than 20,000 consumers who sued Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. for unfair and deceptive trade practices in charging a “Statement Fee” in connection with loan re-financing. Countrywide appealed the trial court’s certification of the class, and the matter is pending on appeal. Admitted Pro Hac Vice in a similar case pending in the United States District Court, Western District of Washington.

• Counsel for a certified class of more than 5,000 substitute teachers in a lawsuit based on the State of Hawaii Department Of Education’s failure to pay proper wages. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the substitute teachers. The matter is currently on appeal.

• Counsel for various certified classes of more than 30,000 consumers who sued various automobile dealerships over the sale of an allegedly useless ‘window etch’ or ‘VTR’ which purportedly assists the police in recovering stolen vehicles and deters theft. The cases are in various stages of litigation.