Settlements have been announced in a pair of lawsuits alleging unauthorized mobile data charges. Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced a $1 million settlement with Hong Kong-based mobile content publisher and distributor MobileFunster, which does business as FunMobile--per terms of the agreement, FunMobile is now required to fully disclose the price of mobile content or services and other material terms of purchase across all digital retail platforms. The firm will also hand over $1 million to the Florida AG, with the funds earmarked to finance additional investigations into what McCollum calls "CyberFraud." Florida consumers who believe they are the victims of unauthorized mobile content charges are encouraged to contact their wireless operator for refunds.
Meanwhile, law firm KamberEdelson, LLC announced a settlement was reached in a class action suit alleging mobile entertainment provider Mobile Messenger with unauthorized mobile content charges of its own. The lawsuit charged the firm with failing to install adequate safeguards to ensure customers are only billed for services they agreed to purchase. Mobile Messenger denies any wrongful conduct. The settlement, which earned preliminary approval from the U.S. District Court in Miami last week, entitles wireless subscribers across the country to receive refunds for unauthorized charges--class members are encouraged to visit www.CellPhoneDownloads.Class-Action-Admin.com to learn more details about the settlement and how to apply for refunds. Mobile Messenger has denied any wrongful conduct.
For more on the FunMobile settlement:
- read this release
For more on the Mobile Messenger settlement:
- read this release
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Aug 14 2008, 09:54 AM
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