
T-Mobile’s Plans
Allegations: Failing to include its “RPTR Fee” in advertised prices
Multiple class-action lawsuits against T-Mobile were transferred to be heard together as multidistrict litigation (MDL). More information on the MDL is below.
In Re: T-Mobile 2022 Customer Data Security Breach Litigation
MDL No. 3073, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
23-md-3073, W.D. Mo.
(2023)
T-Mobile
Misrepresenting that it protects consumers’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach in 2022
Pending
Allegations: Failing to include its “RPTR Fee” in advertised prices
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that iMessage and Facetime are secure methods of communication without disclosing that a flaw in Apple’s iOS software and T-Mobile’s SIM card practices allow iMessage correspondence and…
Allegations: Misrepresenting that the advertised rates for certain plans were guaranteed to last for life or as long as the customer remained on the plan when the company raised rates…
Allegations: Falsely representing that consumers need to purchase insurance add-ons with every new device, falsely advertising cellphones as “free,” and failing to include a fee in advertised prices
Allegations: Preventing consumers from giving negative reviews on its website and platforms
Allegations: Failing to disclose that older networks would be shut down when the company’s 5G network launched and certain devices would be incompatible and unusable using a 5G network
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that the company safeguards consumers’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach
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