Corporate
Feb. 2, 2011
Racketeering Claims Against AT&T Allowed
A federal judge has allowed civil racketeering claims to go forward against AT&T Inc. in a proposed class action accusing the company of knowingly allowing its customers to be billed for unauthorized charges.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - A proposed class action accusing AT&T Inc. and its subsidiaries of intentionally charging customers for products and services they did not sign up for can move ahead, a federal judge ruled.
The lawsuit involves a practice in the telecommunications industry known as "cramming," in which unauthorized, misleading or deceptive charges from third parties are added to a phone ...
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