About Sweetnam LLC - Your Class Action Law Firm

Sweetnam LLC is a civil litigation boutique providing superior legal knowledge, courtroom skills and  negotiation techniques to plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts throughout the United  States. Whether through litigation, arbitration, mediation or negotiation, we have the ability to  effectively resolve virtually any dispute or to obtain compensation for all types of economic and non 

economic injuries. 

Established in 2008, Sweetnam LLC was formed to represent victims of fraud at the hands of corporations,  financial institutions and insurance companies. Sweetnam LLC has extensive experience prosecuting  class actions in state and federal courts across the country involving violations of consumer fraud and  deceptive trade practices statutes, breach of warranty and violations of federal securities laws,  shareholder derivative suits and appeals. Sweetnam LLC has acted as lead counsel, co-lead counsel and  has been a member of the executive and steering committees in consumer, antitrust and other class  action, complex and multidistrict litigation matters.  

Since its founding, Sweetnam LLC has expanded its practice to include representation of individuals and  domestic and international business entities, ranging in size from fewer than 10 employees to publicly  traded companies with more than 1,000 employees, in both civil litigation and appeals. 

William M. Sweetnam practices in the areas of class action and complex litigation and appeals. He has prosecuted hundreds of class actions in federal and state courts across the country, including matters in which he was appointed lead counsel or co-lead counsel. His primary focus is on consumer protection and privacy matters, including class actions brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA), the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) as well as cases brought under various state consumer fraud and deceptive business practices acts and federal securities and antitrust laws.

Mr. Sweetnam has been counsel of record in class action lawsuits resulting in recoveries totaling more than $20 billion. Some notable examples include:

Stewart, et al. v. LexisNexis Risk Data Retrieval Services, LLC. Mr. Sweetnam was class counsel in this Fair Credit Reporting Act class action which resulted in a $21.5 million settlement on behalf of 23,000 consumers about whom LexisNexis was alleged to have reported inaccurate civil judgment and lien information in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Kelly v. Old National Bank. Mr. Sweetnam obtained class certification and was appointed lead counsel for the class in this consumer fraud bank overdraft fee class action, ultimately resulting in an all-cash settlement of $4.9 million, representing more than 90% of the class’ damages.

Levey, et al. v. Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.P.I. de C.V. Mr. Sweetnam was class counsel in this consumer fraud class action against Mexican airline Volaris alleging its failure to issue refunds to more than 23,000 passengers whose flights were canceled during the early phases of the Covid-19 pandemic. Although numerous other similar cases were filed against other airlines, Mr. Sweetnam obtained the only all-cash settlement, totaling $3.5 million. 

Mr. Sweetnam his B.A. from The University of Michigan and his J.D. from De Paul University College of Law. He is admitted to practice in all Illinois courts and in the following federal courts:

• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• United States District Court for the District of Colorado
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Trial Bar)
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin