A lawsuit has been filed against AT&T (T), claiming that its $1.99 administrative fee isn’t included as part of the company’s advertised rates for its wireless service plans. The $1.99 fee in questions has allegedly been added to AT&T customer bills since 2013 when it was reportedly $0.61 per month. AT&T responded to the lawsuit by telling the news outlet that “The lawsuit is wrong. This is a …
I spoke with Rodgers about the lawsuit, the youth movements erupting around the world in response to governments’ inaction on climate change, and about preparing her own children for a future marked by the climate disaster. But they’re also confident that they’re going to get their stories told and that justice will be done. Rodgers: A court order recognizing that these youth have …
AT&T is facing a class-action complaint over its practice of charging a $1.99-per-month “Administrative Fee” that isn’t disclosed in its advertised rates. This suggests to customers “that the Administrative Fee is akin to a tax or is another government-related pass-through charge, which it is not.” AT&T’s website says the Administrative Fee “is subject to change from time to time as AT&T’s …
A group of Iowa House Democrats is waiting to hear what comes next in a lawsuit aimed at rolling back changes to the process for choosing Iowa Supreme Court justices. The panel, which provides the governor with a list of nominees for the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, has traditionally included eight members chosen by lawyers and eight more appointed by the governor. “What has occurred …
Facebook must face a lawsuit stemming from a security lapse that enabled hackers to steal 30 million users’ information, a federal judge has ruled. The ruling, issued Friday by U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup in the Northern District of California, allows Michigan resident Stephen Adkins to proceed with a class-action complaint alleging that Facebook was negligent in its handling of …
Text messages and emails between hundreds of private citizens and Cincinnati City Council members known as the “Gang of Five” remain in the city’s possession and could be given to anyone – threatening the citizens’ right to privacy, a federal lawsuit says.The texts and emails were collected as part of a battle over whether the five council members – in group text messages – had private discussions about city business that should have happened publicly.In April 2018, a local resident represented by attorney Brian Shrive sued the five council members, all Democrats, saying they had violated Ohio’s open meetings law by holding “rogue” meetings in group text messages.
The American Federation of Government Employees and the National Treasury Employees Union are seeking lifetime credit monitoring and identity theft protection for affected individuals, and NTEU also sought to change the way OPM stores and protects personnel data. OPM disclosed two data breaches in 2015, one that exposed the personnel files of all current and former federal employees and another …
ALBANY, NY – JUNE 16: The New York State Senate debates legislation in the Senate chamber on June 16, 2011 in Albany, New York. The Senate is expected to vote on a bill that would legalize gay marriage as soon as tomorrow. (Photo by Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images)TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Rensselaer County Clerk and the County Executive are taking steps to file a lawsuit. At this point, we are …
WASHINGTON: Huawei Technologies Co Inc filed a lawsuit against the US Commerce Department on Friday challenging whether telecommunications equipment it sent from China to the United States, and then back to China, is covered by Export Administration Regulations , according to a court filing.The lawsuit is the latest salvo in a battle between the US government and Huawei. Washington says the …
Dartmouth, plaintiffs seek mediation in PBS lawsuitby The Dartmouth Senior Staff | 5/27/19 12:19pmMoore Hall houses the psychological and brain sciences department. In a motion filed on Friday in the U.S. District Court of New Hampshire, the two parties in the $70-million class action lawsuit, Rapuano et. Mediation is an out-of-court attempt to settle a legal dispute using a agreed upon third- …