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San Francisco Court Allows AT&T Cell Phone Suit To Continue

An AP newswire article, via CBS5.com, reports that:

A lawsuit alleging that AT&T Inc.'s cell phone customers received deteriorated service after the company's wireless division was sold to Cingular Wireless can proceed as a class action, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

At issue was a clause in old Cingular contracts that forced customers to litigate their grievances independently, instead of grouping together for a class action lawsuit.

A three-judge panel in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that the contract was a violation of California law.

The ruling is further condemnation of so-called "class action waivers," which other courts have ruled illegally shield companies engaged in potentially harmful conduct.

posted by Fergie @ 8/17/2007 08:30:00 PM