The Problem

Sprint charged early termination fees to its cell phone customers that the plaintiffs alleged were unlawful under California law.

What We Did

We filed a class action lawsuit in the Alameda County Superior Court on behalf of every Sprint customer in California who paid or was charged a flat-fee early termination fee.  We litigated the case for more than 13 years including two trials.

What Our Clients Got

The Court approved incentive awards totaling $60,000 to the five named plaintiffs.  Class members who paid an early termination fee received $125 in cash.  Sprint also agreed not to collect more than $225 million in unpaid early termination fees owed by class members.