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Sprint Reaches $19M “Everything Messaging” Plan Class Action Settlement
By Mike Holter
Sprint Nextel announced it will settle a $19 million class action lawsuit filed by customers who claim the company charged them for using cell phones to send pictures, despite having a subscription to Sprint’s “Everything Messaging” plan.
According to the 2010 class action lawsuit, Sprint improperly charged customers for using their cell phones to send pictures and did not properly inform Sprint “Everything Messaging” plan subscribers that the multimedia messages were not included in their texting plans.
Sprint denies any wrongdoing, but has offered to pay up to $19 million to settle the class action lawsuit.
Details of the class action lawsuit settlement have not yet been released, but court documents show the settlement includes $3.5 million for legal fees and a $3 million escrow account to “provide monetary relief” to customers covered by the class action lawsuit.
The proposed class action settlement will cover Sprint customers from January 2008 to June 2012, and will give them a choice between free service, fee waivers, credit adjustments, gift cards and cash.
Keep checking Top Class Actions for details on how to file a claim for the Sprint “Everything Messaging” Plan Class Action Lawsuit when they’re released.
A preliminary approval hearing is set for July 16, 2012.
Updated June 27th, 2012
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3 thoughts onSprint Reaches $19M “Everything Messaging” Plan Class Action Settlement
i have had sprint for almost 6 years paying almost 300 dollard a month on the everything plan. we have never went over our minutes. june i lost my job so i paid 90 to have phone disconnected 150 to disconnect another and I waited a month to disconnect the 3rd one so that I didnt have to pay to have it disconnected for agreement was up since then I have paid almost 1200 in fees and i only have one phone connected
Sighned up last April for “sprints everything plan” have 4 phones and a tab I was also told at that time that I could upgrade in 1 year to new phones . Now im being told that after i signed up that they changed that to 20 months and now it has been past 20 months and they are telling me the no longer do that and u have to pay at least 100.00 per upgrade to and they give u a coupon forwhat your phone is worth. this on top of some of the mystery charges that show up on my bill. My plan is suposed to have free to any other mobile plane and unlimited text I’ve had bills as high as 495.00 for a month and that is without 2 of the phones being lost and not being used
Same here