This Daubert ruling is a modest procedural win for BAC that narrows plaintiffs' damages theories but does not eliminate the case. The five certified classes remain active, and the core liability claims survive. Monitor for trial scheduling or settlement developments; the excluded avoided-cost opinions reduce but do not eliminate potential financial exposure.
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Executive Summary
The court partially granted Bank of America's motion to exclude the expert opinions of Jay Minnucci in the California unemployment benefits litigation. The court excluded Minnucci's opinions on avoided costs (workload and idle time charges) and state-of-mind opinions about deliberate understaffing, but allowed his core opinions on industry-standard call center performance metrics. This is a modest procedural win for BAC that limits potential damages theories but does not resolve the underlying class action, which remains active with five certified classes.
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Key Facts
- Court granted in part and denied in part BAC's Daubert motion to exclude expert Jay Minnucci.
- Excluded: avoided workload charges, avoided idle time charges, and state-of-mind opinions about deliberate understaffing.
- Allowed: Minnucci's opinions on industry-standard call center performance metrics (ASA, abandonment rate) and workforce management model opinions.
- Five classes were previously certified: Claim Denial, Credit Rescission, Account Freeze, Customer Service, and EMV Chip.
- Case concerns alleged mishandling of unemployment benefit debit card fraud claims during COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021).
- No damages amount was awarded or specified in this ruling.
Financial Impact
No damages awarded in this ruling; the excluded avoided-cost theories would have supported disgorgement calculations, but no dollar amount was stated in the opinion.
Risk Factors
- Class action remains active with five certified classes covering thousands of EDD cardholders.
- Core expert testimony on substandard call center performance was allowed and will be presented to the jury.
- Potential for adverse jury verdict on liability and punitive damages if plaintiffs prevail on state-of-mind issues at trial.
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| Document | Accession Number |
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| COURT-RULING Data (Synthetic) | court-c517108217-BAC |
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