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Government,
Civil Litigation

Sep. 24, 2020

AT&T, Verizon to pay $116M for overcharging government entities

The plaintiff's counsel, Amanda K. Bonn of Susman Godfrey LLP, said AT&T will pay $47.9 million and Verizon $68.2 million, split among some 300 state and local government entities.

A Sacramento judge has tentatively approved a whistleblower complaint settlement under which AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. would pay $116 million.

The complaint under the California False Claims Act said the companies had overcharged government entities on wireless services.

The sides were to meet virtually today with Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Judy Holzer Hersher to appr...

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