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Cellphone Termination Fee Cases
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| Cellphone Termination Fee Cases | |
| Court | California Court of Appeal for the First District |
|---|---|
| Citation | 193 Cal.App.4th 298 |
| Date decided | March 3, 2011 |
Facts
Sprint Corporation charged early termination fees (ETFs) for its cell phone clients.
Sprint offered cell phone contracts lasting 1 or 2 years. ETFs could be $200.Procedural History
Sprint customers filed a class-action lawsuit.
The jury found that Sprint had collected over $73 million dollars in ETFs from the class members. These early terminations had in turn cost Sprint $225 million in damages.
The trial judge found the ETFs Liquidated Damages (a penalty).Case Text Links
