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Case ID: 4562 | Technology | 12/02/2005
Ten plaintiffs from across the country filed a class action lawsuit against America Online (AOL) in St. Clair County Circuit Court, claiming the Internet giant unlawfully collects extra fees.
David Wendt of Illinois, Mary Duessent of Bellflower, Calif., Andrew Sheldon of Carlsbad, Calif., Robert and Wendy Coffey and Patricia Webb of Tennessee, Linda Rubin of West Virginia, Vince Motley and Tapetha Spencer of Alabama and Terry Day of New York filed suit Nov. 17. The lawsuit states “Plaintiffs bring this action on behalf of themselves and a nationwide class of consumers who subscribed to AOL’s Internet service and were assessed charges by AOL for AOL memberships accounts and goods and services they did not authorize or consent to pay." The plaintiffs claim AOL exploits its subscribers' confidential billing information to unlawfully generate additional revenue by charging for additional membership accounts. They also allege that AOL has received hundreds of complaints from members who were charged extra--but "intentionally and recklessly" refuses to refund or credit money collected for unauthorized goods and services. According to the plaintiffs, AOL’s acts constitute unjust enrichment, conversion, violations of the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act and violations of the Electronic Funds Transfer Act. Though only one plaintiff is a resident of Illinois, the suit states that venue is proper in St. Clair County because transactions at issue occurred locally and that AOL does business in St. Clair. The plaintiffs state that individual recovery will not exceed $75,000. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Technology Cases of Interest Several class actions have been filed against Chinese e-commerce company World Information Technology, Inc. (OTC BB:WRLT.PK), and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between January 3, 2003, and March 16, 2004. The actions claim that the defendants violated federal securities laws by issuing a series of material misrepresentations to the market over this time period, thereby artificially inflating the price of the company's securities. The parties have reached a tentative $410 million settlement in several class actions filed against defense contractor Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between January 28, 1999, and October 12, 1999. The actions claimed that the defendants violated federal securities laws by issuing a series of material misrepresentations to the market over this time period, thereby artificially inflating the price of the company's securities. Persons eligible to take part in the action should contact attorneys for the class. Several class actions have been filed against flash memory manufacturer Lexar Media, Inc. (Nasdaq:LEXR) and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between July 17, 2003, and April 16, 2004. The actions claim that the defendants violated federal securities laws by issuing a series of material misrepresentations to the market over this time period, thereby artificially inflating the price of the company's securities. A class action has been filed against TyCom, Ltd. (formerly NYSE: TCM), Tyco International, Ltd. (NYSE: TYC), and other parties by TyCom stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between July 26, 2000, and December 18, 2001. Don't you hate it when you sit down to relax after a long day, and your cable service isn't working? A nationwide class action has been filed against cable TV giant Comcast Corporation on behalf of subscribers who allege that the company keeps customer money that should be returned to its cable viewers for those times when Comcast has outages and fails to broadcast cable signals, in violation of state consumer protection laws.
If work needs to be carried out on your land for the public good, you may have to grant the agency that is doing the working an easement, or permanent right-of-way, but you should be paid for it. The parties have reached a tentative settlement apparently valued at $986,769 in an action filed against AT&T Corporation on behalf of certain persons who own or owned land in Connecticut, through which railroads run and on which AT&T laid fiber optic cable. Claims must be received by March 1, 2004, to be considered valid. |
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