The Federal Communications Commission is mulling over whether Russian-roulette high-stakes class actions in state courts are the best way of setting ground rules for the practice (more). As a hearing proceeded, word arrived from Alameda County, Calif. that a jury had awarded a win to defendant Sprint Nextel in one such suit, leaving more chambers left to be fired in trials against Verizon, AT&T etc.
Cellphone early termination fee class actions
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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| Bridget Carroll Press Officer, Manhattan Institute bcarroll@manhattan-institute.org |



