A proposed settlement has been reached in a class action claiming Sprint’s $150 and $200 flat-rate early termination fees (“ETFs”) violated California law. If (1) you are the Account Holder and had a Sprint cellphone account for personal use, with a California area code and a California billing address, (2) you paid one or more Sprint flat-rate ETFs for an early contract termination that occurred between July 10, 1999 and March 18, 2007, or paid an ETF under a Nextel cellphone contract that was initiated on or after August 12, 2005, and terminated on or before March 18, 2007 and (3) you submit a claim on or before April 25, 2017, then you may be eligible to recover $125 for each ETF you paid.
In this lawsuit, Plaintiffs and the Class claimed that the ETFs Sprint charged to and collected from Class Members for contracts that were terminated during the Class Period were unlawful under California law. They asked the Court to prohibit Sprint from collecting such ETFs that it had charged to Class Members but had not yet collected. They also requested the Court to refund to the members of the Class the ETFs that the Class Members had paid.
Who’s Eligible
You are an eligible Class Member if you had a wireless telephone personal account with Sprint with a California area code and a California billing address and were charged (and/or paid) a flat fee early termination fee from July 23, 1999 to Mar. 18, 2007, or were charged (and/or paid) an ETF under a Nextel cellphone contract that was initiated on or after Aug. 12, 2005, and terminated on or before Mar. 18, 2007.
Potential Award
$125 for each ETF paid
“If (1) you are the Account Holder and had a Sprint cellphone account for personal use, with a California area code and a California billing address, (2) you paid one or more Sprint flat-rate ETFs for an early contract termination that occurred on or after July 10, 1999 and on or before March 18, 2007, or paid an ETF under a Nextel cellphone contract that was initiated on or after August 12, 2005, and terminated on or before. March 18, 2007 and (3) you submit a claim on or before April 25, 2017, then you may be eligible to recover $125 for each ETF you paid.”
Class Members who were charged an ETF by Sprint but did not pay the ETF will not be entitled to receive any money under the settlement.
Proof of Purchase
N/A. Eligible Class Members must provide the phone number, address, and account number associated with the Sprint or Nextel account.
Claim Form Deadline
04/25/2017
Case Name
Ayyad v. Sprint Spectrum L.P., Case No. RG03-121510, in the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda
Final Hearing
12/09/2016
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
Sprint California ETF Settlement
c/o KCC Class Action Services
PO Box 30238
College Station, TX 77842-3238
1-855-730-8651
Email: [email protected]
Class Counsel
Alan R. Plutzik
BRAMSON PLUTZIK MAHLER & BIRKHAEUSER LLP
Scott A. Bursor
BURSOR & FISHER PA
Defense Counsel
Joseph A. Boyle
KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP
A. Brooks Gresham
MCGUIREWOODS LLP
