Asked on Dec 13th, 2012 on Business Law - California
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I opened several bank accounts several years ago.ย ย I have sent the Bank more than 65 emails and facsimile transmissions over the course of the last year, in addition to making several phone calls to them, requesting that the account be closed to prevent these fraudulent transactions from continuing to occur.ย Despite these numerous requests, the Bank did not close the accounts, and in fact allowed the fraudulent transactions to continue to occur.
You sue Chase Bank the same way you sue any other defendant. Hire an attorney, or, if your claim is within the small claims jurisdiction of your state ($5,000 or less), you can try there without an attorney. Check to see whether your deposit agreement contains an arbitration clause. If so, you may be required to pursue arbitration instead of a lawsuit as the procedure for asserting this claim.
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