Hello, I was a named party in a class-action suit against a former employer. My attorney was able to reach an individual settlement for the named parties, and I received XXXX checks for my share of the settlement. I deposited the checks into my personal checking account with Wells Fargo via ATM, and within the next week my account was locked as the checks were BOTH reported " confirmed counterfeit '' by the issuing bank ( XXXX XXXX XXXX ). This was back in XXXX. I called my attorney, and he checked with the other named party, and their checks went through just fine. 

I tried to have my attorney tell the defendant to cancel the checks and issue new ones. Well, it turns out that my bank ended up collecting the money from the checks even though they were confirmed counterfeit. So the defendant refused to issue new checks, since the money was withdrawn from their account. Fair enough. 

My bank refused to listen to me. I brought in the settlement documents, I called and spoke to the Manager 's Manager 's Manager 's Manager, still no luck. According to them, the defendant 's bank is STILL calling the checks counterfeit. They claim that the funds are in the process of being recalled back to the defendant 's bank account. Meanwhile, the settlement checks were reported onto my IRS transcripts, so I had to file an extension on my taxes until this whole thing gets resolved. 

Here 's my issue : Since XXXX, I 've lost my checking account, my savings account, and the few hundred bucks that was in my checking account when I deposited the checks. My auto insurance payment bounced, and then I had to pay that on the same paycheck as my car payment, and it took some time to recover. The funds are STILL in the process of being recalled, but I 'm still over here floating in the wind. Is there any way I can get this resolved? Is the defendant liable for these ( admittedly minor ) damages over the past five months? I do n't even care about suing for these damages, I really just want to get my proper settlement checks and resolve this issue for good. My attorney claims that there 's nothing more his firm can do to help ( he got his check ), but he suggested that I might hire an attorney to file a breach of contract claim against the defendant. 

I believe that the checks were reported counterfeit because the ATM faded out the ink on my larger check. I 've attached printouts of each check from XXXX 's own computer system. I 've also attached a copy of my attorney 's check, which is from the same account as my larger check. I 'm unable to make any progress with either bank, and I would rather not have to take any legal action. 
