Top Class Actions  |  January 13, 2010

Category: AT&T Closed Settlements

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AT&T ETF Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Short Form Notice

Award (how much your claim may be worth): $140 if you have proof that you paid AT&T Mobility, Cingular Wireless or another wireless company the AT&T purchased. If you don’t have proof, or didn’t pay the ETF, the most you can receive is $25.

 

Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Case(s): Hall, et al. v. AT&T Mobility, LLC et al. CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION No. 2:07-cv-05325-JLL-ES

 

Company(ies): AT&T Mobility, LLC at&t Logo

 

Website Link to access the Class Action Lawsuit Settlement and get YOUR Stake (SUBMIT YOUR CLAIM HERE): Settlement Administrator Website

 

Address of Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Administrator to submit a claim form (NOT REQUIRED):

 

AT&T Mobility ETF Settlement Claims Administrator

c/o Rust Consulting, Inc.

P.O. Box 2266

Faribault, MN 55021-2386

 

Phone Number to call for assistance:  1-888-228-0885 or email them at info@ATTMETFSettlement.com

 

Details: The AT&T Mobility / Cingular Wireless ETF (Early Termination Fee) class action lawsuit settlement includes all current or former customers of AT&T Mobility or its predecessors (Cingular Wireless for example) in the U.S. who paid or were charged a flat-rate ETF at some time during the period January 1, 1998 through November 4, 2009, and/or who have or had a contract for service with AT&T Mobility or Cingular Wireless that included a flat-rate ETF at some time during the period January 1, 1998 through November 4, 2009, and who have not paid or been billed a flat-rate ETF.

 

Most claimants in the AT&T Mobility / Cingular Wireless ETF (Early Termination Fee) class action lawsuit settlement will be able to submit a claim online via the Settlement Administrator website above. So, what does the AT&T Mobility / Cingular Wireless ETF (Early Termination Fee) class action lawsuit settlement provide?

 

* If you can prove you paid in full a flat-rate ETF, or AT&T Mobility’s records indicate you paid in full a flat-rate ETF between and including January 1, 1998 and November 4, 2009, you may submit a Claim Form to receive up to $140.

 

* If you certify under penalty of perjury that you paid in full a flat-rate ETF between and including January 1, 1998 and November 4, 2009, but cannot prove it and AT&T Mobility’s records do not indicate you paid in full a flat-rate ETF, you may submit a Claim Form to receive up to $25.

 

* If you were charged a flat-rate ETF, or AT&T Mobility’s records indicate you were charged a flat-rate ETF, but did not pay in full and/or did not receive a full credit within 30 days, you may submit a Claim Form to receive up to $25.

 

* Non-cash benefits, up to $2,000,000, will be provided for Persons who are parties to contracts for a wireless telephone accounts with a flat-rate ETF with AT&T Mobility as of November 4, 2009, and who have not paid or been charged an ETF between and including January 1, 1998 and November 4, 2009. Non-cash benefits include: (1) an AT&T Prepaid Long Distance Card with up to 200 minutes; or (2) converting a flat-rate ETF to a prorated ETF.

 

The claim process in the AT&T Mobility / Cingular Wireless ETF (Early Termination Fee) class action lawsuit settlement is relatively simple. Just head over to the Settlement Administrator website, click on “Making a claim” and follow the on screen instructions. Remember, if you want the full amount available, you’ll have to submit documentation you were charged an ETF (Early Termination Fee) and paid it. If you don’t provide that documentation all you’ll be able to receive is $25 in the AT&T Mobility / Cingular Wireless ETF (Early Termination Fee) class action lawsuit settlement.

 

Purchased From: January 1, 1998 through November 4, 2009

 

Claims Accepted Until (YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR CLAIM BY THIS DATE!): 8/23/10

 

MORE DETAILS BELOW!

 

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Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Amount(s): $18,000,000 = $2,000,000 in non-cash benefits + $9,834,000 to Consumers + $6,000,000 Attorney Fees and Expenses + $2,000 to each Lead Plaintiff

 

Settlement Administrator(s): Rust Consulting, Inc.

 

Plaintiff Counsel:

 

Brian R. Strange, Esq.

Strange & Carpenter

 

James E. Cecchi, Esq.

Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart & Olstein

 

Defense Counsel:

 

James L. Cooper

Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP

 

TCA Staff Tidbit: Money Balloon Tied to a mobile phoneThis is the latest Early Termination Fee (ETF) class action lawsuit settlement. The Verizon Wireless ETF (Early Termination Fee) class action lawsuit we listed earlier was challenged so we anticipate that happening in the AT&T Mobility / Cingular Wireless ETF (Early Termination Fee) class action lawsuit settlement. The AT&T Mobility / Cingular Wireless ETF (Early Termination Fee) class action lawsuit settlement provides more to claimants, and provides a much longer window of time to submit your claim, so it’s possible that it won’t be challenged or held up as long. This, along with other ETF (Early Termination Fee) class actions are being settled by all of the largest wireless carriers. So, why are all of the wireless carriers settling the class action lawsuits involving their Flat Rate Early Termination Fees?

 

Money RollThe largest wireless carriers are all settling these class action lawsuits because they charged Flat Rate ETFs (Early Termination Fees.) It didn’t matter if you had one month left in your contract, if you canceled you were charged hundreds of dollars. Obviously this is unfair. Early on in the cases the wireless/cellular carriers argued that they lost money on each customer who canceled early because of the low amounts they charged for the wireless/mobile phones. This argument makes sense for those who canceled their wireless service early in their contract, but, not for those who canceled their service at the end of the contract. Thus, most wireless carriers still charge an ETF (Early Termination Fee) but now it decreases the longer you’re a subscriber. That way those who cancel near the end of their contract aren’t charged the same as those who cancel early on. So, if you were charged an Early Termination Fee (ETF) by AT&T Mobility or Cingular Wireless head over to the AT&T Mobility / Cingular Wireless ETF (Early Termination Fee) class action lawsuit settlement administrator website and submit your claim now!

 

 

 

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4 thoughts onAT&T/Cingular ETF Early Termination Fee Class Action Lawsuit Settlement

  1. Lavon rogers says:

    I wish I new about I own at&t a lot of money

  2. o k says:

    LMAO! I wish I had known about this! I have a negative on my CR due to my canceling an AT&T phone a month early ( they say I owed them $880.00 and now lots more! I ignore em… suppose I should write them and tell them they best take this off my CR, or I will be reaping the one the courts orders $$$$ to…

  3. Anonymous says:

    I was notified several years ago about this claim and I was told my account with cingular, along with several others, had been claimed. I was told there was a lawsuit in progress and I did not have to do a thing that I will be notified once again after everything was settled. I moved from that previous address so I lost contact. I wish to know what was the end result. Please and thank you.

  4. Anonymous says:

    AT&T/Cingular ETF Early Termination Fee Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
    We were charged $500.00 per phone (had five different phones at once) after the two phones’ contracts were up – because they said – we didn’t re-sign and continued using the lines for about a month. We did not mind paying for usage – but $500 per phone for non-resigning of contract. We disputed it asked for info, never received any – now it is in collections and on credit reports. HELPHELPHELP

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