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Fri, June 17, 2011
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Hagens Berman Reminds Consumers of Class-Action Lawsuit against Verizon
NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Hagens Berman LLP, a national consumer-rights law firm announced that its class-action lawsuit against Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) claiming the company charged its customers for text messages sent to MiFi devices, PC Cards and USB modems continues to move forward.
The lawsuit, filed on August 4, 2010, in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleges that Verizon charged, and continues to charge users of mobile broadband devices for text messaging, even though the devices themselves have no effective capacity to view the messages. The lawsuit further alleges that this practice is a violation of various consumer protection laws, including the Federal Communications Act and the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act.
Verizona™s mobile broadband devices allow its customers to access the internet through Verizona™s wireless network. Each device is assigned a unique 10-digit telephone number and therefore, text messages can be sent to the 10 digit number associated with the device. However, according to the lawsuit, the devices have no screens and users have no effective way to view the text messages sent to their mobile broadband devices.
Hagens Berman has brought the action on behalf of all individuals who were charged for text messages while using a Verizon Mobile Broadband device from July 28, 2004, to the present. Furthermore, Hagens Berman seeks compensatory damages as well as an injunction prohibiting Verizon from continuing to bill customers for text messages through Verizon Mobile Broadband devices.
If Verizon billed you for text messages in connection with your Verizon Mobile Broadband device, you can request further information or join the case at [ www.hbsslaw/com/verizonmifi ] or by email at [ VerizonMiFi@hbsslaw.com ].
About Hagens Berman
Seattle-based Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP is one of the top class-action law firms in the nation, with offices in Boston, Chicago, Colorado Springs, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Founded in 1993, we represent plaintiffs in class actions and multi-state, large-scale litigation that seek to protect the rights of investors, consumers, workers and whistleblowers. More information about the firm is available at [ www.hbsslaw.com ].