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Class Action Legal News articles include legal news and lawsuit information about lawsuits filed, settlements reached and verdicts rendered in class action cases dealing with personal injury, defective products, bad drugs and other consumer law related news issues. Many of these articles include interviews from top legal professionals with guidance on legal recourse options from losses resulting from bad drugs, medical malpractice, investment fraud, personal injury, defective products and negligent employers.

  • Arbitration Trumps Class Action?
    Arbitration Trumps Class Action?
    April 30, 2011

    Washington, DC The US Supreme Court's ruling on AT&T vs. Concepcion this past Wednesday, April 27—that companies can require its customers or employees to arbitrate disputes individually rather than joining forces in a class action—has created ire from attorneys and a number of organizations, including consumer and civil rights advocates.

  • Six Hundred Dollars in Early Termination Fees
    Six Hundred Dollars in Early Termination Fees
    June 13, 2008

    Lake Arrowhead, CA Many customers who complain that they were charged early termination fees for canceling their cell phone contracts say they were not aware that they could be charged those fees. Others say that they had no idea their phone was still under contract.

  • Early Termination Fees: "Sprint Destroyed My Trust"
    Early Termination Fees: "Sprint Destroyed My Trust"
    June 5, 2008

    Springfield, IL Many cell phone customers are learning even if they have been with the same carrier for years, they may still be charged an early termination fee for canceling their service. Thomas H. says he canceled his service because his life depended on his cell phone and his coverage was not dependable. Despite that, he was charged $600 in early termination fees.

  • Cell Phone Early Termination Fees "Ridiculous"
    Cell Phone Early Termination Fees "Ridiculous"
    May 7, 2008

    Castro Valley, CA Gloria M. would like cell phone companies like Sprint to change their policies regarding early termination fees. She knew an early termination fee would be charged if she canceled her contract, but the amount charged for a termination fee was high and Gloria says Sprint took that money out of her account without her authorization.

  • Cell Phone Termination Fees: "You Want To Pull Your Hair Out"
    Cell Phone Termination Fees: "You Want To Pull Your Hair Out"
    March 29, 2008

    Dallas, TX Douglas M. says that he has finally resolved his complaints with Sprint, but it took a long time, many phone calls and two complaints to the Better Business Bureau before his early termination fees were dropped. He had been with Sprint for many years when his problems started in 2005 and says that he never actually authorized a new plan with his cell phone provider.

  • Cell Phone Termination Fees: "A Lot of Money"
    Cell Phone Termination Fees: "A Lot of Money"
    March 2, 2008

    Fort Dodge, IA: Karen C. (not her real name) says she did everything that Sprint customer service representatives told her to do. She says she was even told that when she moved, she would not be charged an early termination fee. However, she was charged a fee of $1,000, and she says every time she phones Sprint, she speaks to a new customer service representative, who gives her different answers to her questions.

  • Cell Phone Termination Fees: "Don't Give Them the Money"
    Cell Phone Termination Fees: "Don't Give Them the Money"
    February 27, 2008

    Palominas, AZ Like many other cell phone customers, Charles G. thought his contract had expired and become month-to-month when he decided to cancel his service. He had his two year contract with Sprint for three and a half years and had not made any changes to either his phone or his plan. So, he naturally assumed that he could now cancel his contract at any time without paying cell phone early termination fees.

  • Early Termination Fees: Contracts Inadvertently Extended
    Early Termination Fees: Contracts Inadvertently Extended
    February 13, 2008

    New York, NY: Despite company promises about prorating cell phone early termination fees, many consumers still report that they are being charged outrageous fees for canceling contracts that they thought had already expired.

  • Verizon Announces Changes But Companies Still Charge Early Termination Fees
    Verizon Announces Changes But Companies Still Charge Early Termination Fees
    October 4, 2007

    Dallas, TX Verizon has announced that it is ending the practice of extending customer contracts when customers make changes to their cell phone plans, which will affect how early termination fees are charged. The practice will end on Sunday, October 7, 2007. After that date customers will have the ability to change their voice and data calling plans without the company adding an extra two years onto their contracts.

  • AT&T in Hot Water Over Early Termination Fees
    AT&T in Hot Water Over Early Termination Fees
    July 19, 2007

    Washington, DC Even though it was only just released on the market, the Apple iPhone has already drawn criticism from a lawmaker over its early termination fees. The criticism came from Rep. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., who is chairman of a House subcommittee on telecommunications and the Internet. Markey noted, "...you're stuck with your iPhone and you can't take it anywhere."

  • Public Interest Groups Fight Cell Phone Termination Fees
    Public Interest Groups Fight Cell Phone Termination Fees
    June 22, 2007

    Madison, WI: Consumer and public interest groups are becomingly increasingly frustrated with the outrageous practices that cell phone companies are able to get away with; practices such as early cell phone termination fees, double billing, poor service, and high late fees.

  • Cell Phone Termination Fees: States Consider Consumer Protection
    Cell Phone Termination Fees: States Consider Consumer Protection
    June 10, 2007

    Los Angeles, CA The California State Senate will vote on legislation designed to protect cell phone users in California from early cell phone termination fees and other fraudulent cell phone industry practices. California is one of a number of states that are starting to take action against cell phone companies and their abusive practices.

  • New Jersey Proposing Action on Cell Phone Fees
    New Jersey Proposing Action on Cell Phone Fees
    March 12, 2007

    Trenton, NJ: Lawmakers in New Jersey are considering a four-bill consumer protection package designed to protect cell phone users from companies that lock their customers into long contracts with many fees. Proposed in the package is a "Wireless Telephone Consumer Protection Act" that if passed, would require cell phone companies to give full disclosure of service levels and fees. The Act would also set standards for billing, contracts, and advertisements.

  • States Begin Taking Action on Cell Phone Termination Fees
    States Begin Taking Action on Cell Phone Termination Fees
    February 18, 2007

    Tuscon, AZ: Cell phone consumers in Arizona may get some help in dealing with cell phone cancellation fees. On Monday, a Senate panel passed a bill that lets customers cancel their contracts if the cell phone carrier is not holding up its part of the contract.

  • Cell Phone Termination Fees Hold Customers Hostage
    Cell Phone Termination Fees Hold Customers Hostage
    February 10, 2007

    Portland, OR: If you've ever felt locked in to your cell phone contract because of ridiculous termination fees, you're not alone. Many people are complaining about the cost of canceling their cell phone contracts even when they are suffering through poor service, dropped calls, and errors on their bills.

  • Cell Phone Termination Fees  -  New Legislation Proposed
    Cell Phone Termination Fees - New Legislation Proposed
    January 11, 2007

    Biloxi, MS Consumers are becoming more and more frustrated with unfair and ridiculously high cell phone termination fees charged even when contracts are canceled because a cell phone company fails to provide proper service.

  • Verizon prorating cell phone termination fees
    Verizon prorating cell phone termination fees
    December 15, 2006

    In what may be the start of a change in how cell phone carriers do business, Verizon Wireless began its declining early cell phone termination fees last month.

  • Cell Phone Company Sued for Early Termination Fees
    Cell Phone Company Sued for Early Termination Fees
    November 19, 2006

    Boise, ID: T-Mobile USA, one of the largest cell phone companies in the United States, is facing a lawsuit over the company's early contract-termination fees.

  • Cell Phone Termination Fees Outrageous
    Cell Phone Termination Fees Outrageous
    September 21, 2006

    Allen, TX When Ric Causey bought three Sprint Nextel phones almost a year ago he planned on using one cellular phone for business purposes and the other two for family use.

  • Cingular cell phones out of home range
    Cingular cell phones out of home range
    August 31, 2006

    Can you imagine having a cell phone that doesn't work in your own home? That's the situation Frank S., a former Cingular Wireless customer, had to contend with.

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