Castle Worldwide, Inc. v. Southtrust Bank

McCullough, Judge.

On 11 October 2001, Castle Worldwide, Inc. (Castle) and Columbia Assessment Services, Inc. (Columbia) (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Castle) filed a complaint asserting claims for breach of contract, breach of statutory duties, and negligence against two groups of defendant banks, SouthTrust and Wachovia, as well as a claim for unfair and deceptive trade practices (UDTP) against SouthTrust. Plaintiffs’ claims arose out of their banking relationships with defendants, whereby defendants allegedly improperly charged plaintiffs’ accounts for corporate checks that were presented…