AT&T Securities
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that AT&T is committed to protecting the environment and people when its cables are covered in toxic lead
AT&T’s Bait and Switch Tactics
In June 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against AT&T for allegedly using bait and switch tactics by advertising calling plans on the packaging of GoPhones that AT&T does not offer. The named plaintiff claims that, when he was activating the phone, AT&T informed him that it did not have the “10¢ per minute for all nationwide calls” calling plan offered on the product packaging and was offering a 25¢ per minute calling plan instead. (Zatt et al v. AT&T Corp. and AT&T Mobility, LLC, Case No. 16-cv-1323, S. D. CA.)
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Class-Action Tracker
AT&T
Allegations: Falsely representing that it safeguards consumers’ personal information when it failed to do so and the data was breached
iPhones at Target
Allegations: Falsely advertising that phones are unlocked
AT&T’s “Unlimited” Data Plans
Allegations: Deceptively promoting data plans as “unlimited” when they are actually subject to limitations
AT&T’s Phone and Internet Services
Allegations: Falsely advertising that phone and internet services are reliable and provide superior coverage and speed when the company failed to provide services for multiple weeks
AT&T
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that it would safeguard consumers’ personal data when it failed to do so and there was a breach
AT&T’s Bait-and-Switch Marketing
Allegations: Misleadingly advertising monthly fees without disclosing certain fees
AT&T’s International Roaming Fees
Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose when customers will be charged international roaming fees
The Monthly Cost of DirecTV Services
AT&T Customer Data
DirecTV’s Quoted Monthly Costs
AT&T “Unlimited” Wireless Service Plans
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