Supreme Court to hand down opinion Monday in Miller v. Bank of America
The Supreme Court announced today that it will be handing down its opinion in Miller v. Bank of America, no. S149178, on Monday at 10:00 a.m. When it is posted, the opinion will be available at this link: Miller v. Bank of America, ___ Cal.4th ___ (Jun. 1, 2009).
The case raises UCL and CLRA claims in the following context:
Does California law, which provides that a bank account into which public benefit funds or Social Security payments have been electronically deposited is exempt from attachment and execution, prohibit a bank from exercising its right to setoff as to charges—such as overdraft fees and insufficient fund fees—arising out of use of that same account?