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Concentrating in
claims involving:

- Investments
- Arbitration or litigation
- Consumer products
- Consumer services
- Price fixing
- Pension and trust cases
- Employment Cases: overtime, discrimination, harassment,
pension and insurance.


The Walner Law Firm, Ltd.
20 N. Clark St., Suite 2450
Chicago, IL 60602
walner@walnerlawfirm.com

The Walner Law Firm, Ltd. is currently investigating or looking at the following claims:

  1. Purchasers of or homeowners with outdoor pre-finished or pre coated wood, directly from a retailer or through a contractor doing some outside work, like a deck, fence, swing set , tree house or other prior to 2003.
  2. People having claims against mutual funds for various claims, inclusive of purchase of B shares or some of the trading and other improper cost items.
  3. Mortgage over-charges for pre-payment.
  4. Drive in Auto Insurance Damages, payment from own insurance company where the check offered was accepted but repairs were not made or where repairs were made but from insurances directed shop that omitted proper repairs.
  5. Fund Purchase claims
    a. No reduction in B-share Mutual Fund purchaser commission
       and costs for break points for purchases above 25K, 50K,
       100K, or 250K.
    b. Deviation from stated investment criteria goals by hedge
        fund, mutual fund or money manager
  6. Variable Annuities purchased in IRA accounts.
  7. Debit cards overdrafts and penalties.
  8. Auto insurance under payment by own company for medical pay, total loss, improper or "betterment" deduction resulting from the depreciation of replaced part.
  9. Whistle Blower Claims.
    a. Overcharge to federal or local government.
    b. Underpayment to federal or local government.
    c. Price fixing
  10. IRA accounts and trust funds diminished by recommendation of risky stocks and funds by their broker.
  11. Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan or other brokers customers.
    a. Who suffered losses in Enron or other stocks resulting
        from  Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan or other brokers aiding
        and  abetting earnings inflation of Enron reported earnings
    b. Who purchased mutual fund shares without
        receiving commission reductions for purchases over 25K,
        50K, 100K or 250K.
    c. Who were recommended purchases of variable annuities in
        IRA or pension fund.
    d. Who were advised to buy internet and technology stocks
        in IRA's or pension funds for more than nominal amounts
        of personal assets.
  12. Hedge fund deviation from stated investment plan.
  13. Elder law violations or financial abuse.

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