Verizon Wireless Family SharePlan Class Action Settlement

A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit alleging that Verizon Wireless improperly billed some of its Family SharePlan customers. If you subscribed to a Verizon Wireless Family SharePlan (FSP) between May 11, 2002 and May 10, 2006, you could be eligible for benefits from the class action settlement.

The Verizon class action lawsuit alleged Verizon improperly billed Family SharePlan customers whose plans provided for different per-minute rates for “after-allowance” minutes used by different phone lines and charged Family SharePlan customers for “In-Network” or “In-Family” calling when these calls should have been free under the customers’ plans. According to the class action lawsuit, Verizon improperly billed customers for different per-minute rates for “after-allowance” minutes used by different phone lines, in violation of its customer contracts and in violation of state and federal law

Verizon denies the allegations but agreed to settle the class action lawsuit to resolve the litigation. The Verizon Family SharePlan class action settlement received preliminary approval on Nov. 19, 2014.

Who’s Eligible

You are a Class Member of the Verizon class action settlement if you are a member of the FSP Settlement Class and/or the In-Network Settlement Class (defined below).

FSP Settlement Class: Includes all U.S. residents who were Verizon Wireless customers and who, between May 11, 2002 and May 10, 2006, were subscribed to a Family SharePlan covering two or more persons with different per-minute rates for minutes used after the shared plan allowance was exhausted (“after-allowance minutes”) and who were assessed charges for after-allowance minutes at a rate higher than the rate associated with the phone used to make or receive the calls after the allowance minutes were exhausted, calculated on a real-time basis.

In-Network Settlement Class: Includes all U.S. residents who were Verizon Wireless customers and who, between May 11, 2002 and May 10, 2006, were subscribed to a Family SharePlan that offered free “In-Network” or “In-Family” calling, and who were charged for “In-Network” or “In-Family” calling.

Potential Award

Members of the FSP Settlement Class and In-Network Settlement Class are entitled to receive an equal portion of the $36.7 million settlement fund that remains after the administrative fees and other settlement costs are deducted. Class Members who are Verizon customers on the date the payments are distributed will receive a bill credit, while former Verizon customers will receive a check.

In addition, Verizon will provide In-Network Settlement Class Members with personal identification numbers (PINs) that will each contain 600 calling units (one calling unit is equal to one minute for a domestic call). These PINs can be used to make domestic or international calls (the number of calling units needed per minute for an international call will depend on the country called).

NOTE: Class Members who received a notice by mail or email, and who do not exclude themselves from the class action settlement, will automatically receive benefits from the Verizon Family SharePlan settlement. If you did not receive a notice but believe you are a Class Member, you must complete and submit a Claim Form.

Proof of Purchase

N/A

Claim Form

Claim Form Deadline

4/29/2015

Case Name

Demmick, et al. v. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Case No. 2:06-cv-02163-JLL-MF, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Final Hearing

3/30/15

Settlement Website

www.VerizonFSPClassAction.com

Claims Administrator

Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC
Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 43329
Providence, RI 02940-3329
1-877-482-8742

Class Counsel

Robert A. Curtis
FOLEY BEZEK BEHLE & CURTIS LLP

Defense Counsel

Henry Weissmann
MUNGER TOLLES & OLSON LLP