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Settlement Approved in Class Action Against Long Distance Phone Companies
July 13th, 2008
A settlement has been approved in a long-running class action against a group of long distance phone companies that had engaged in deceptive marketing practices in Washington. The lawsuit was filed in 2005 in Seattle on behalf of Washington customers of NOS Communications, Affinity Network, and NOSVA Limited Partnership, collectively known as "NOS." The plaintiff in the case, Baxter Air, Inc., of Woodinville, claimed it switched to NOS for long distance service in 2003 because it was promised lower rates than offered by competing carriers. But unlike most carriers, NOS does not bill customers in "cents per minute" but rather uses a complicated system it calls "total...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-07-13)
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