TracFone Wireless
Allegations: Misrepresenting that it protects customers’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach in 2021
Certain Verizon Wireless Service Plans
Case Name (Date)
MacClelland et al. v. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless and Verizon Communications Inc.
21-cv-8592, N.D. Cal.
(Nov. 2021)
Product/Service
Wireless service plans that let consumers pay their bills after they receive service
Allegations
Falsely advertising lower monthly rates than consumers are actually charged by failing to include a monthly “administrative charge” in the advertised rates
Misrepresenting that the “administrative charge” is a tax or governmental fee when it is actually controlled by Verizon
Status
Dismissed pursuant to the terms of a nationwide settlement in Esposito v. Verizon
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Verizon Securities
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that Verizon is committed to protecting the environment and people when its cables are covered in toxic lead
iPhones at Target
Allegations: Falsely advertising that phones are unlocked
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Allegations: Charging subscribers more than the advertised rate by adding an undisclosed fictitious fee to their monthly bills
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Allegations: Falsely advertising monthly rates that do not include an “Administrative Charge”
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