KamberEdelson, LLC Announces Mobile Content Settlement With Mobile Messenger Americas, Inc.
A settlement has been reached with Mobile Messenger in class action litigation involving claims that unauthorized charges for “mobile content” were placed on the cell phone bills of consumers throughout the country. The settlement, which was preliminarily approved by the U.S. District Court in Miami last week, entitles wireless customers across the country to receive refunds for unauthorized mobile content charges. Mobile Messenger has denied any wrongful conduct.
Mobile content refers to products such as ringtones, games, graphics, news, and other alerts that generally are received via text messages on mobile phones and are charged directly to customers’ mobile phone bills. Although a relatively new form of commerce, mobile content has evolved to form a large and increasingly important industry. Mobile Messenger acts as an intermediary, between content providers, marketers and mobile operators, providing clients with advice on consumer protection, billing and payment, and direct customer support for users purchasing mobile content through its system.
The lawsuit alleged that there were not adequate safeguards in place to ensure that customers are only billed for services they agreed to purchase. This settlement is the first nationwide settlement with a company of this kind and follows a similar settlement reached with AT&T Mobility, LLC over similar issues. Attorneys Jay Edelson, Myles McGuire and Ryan D. Andrews of KamberEdelson, LLC, were appointed by the Court to serve as the attorneys for the class. “Mobile Messenger has decided to demonstrate leadership in improving this growing industry,” explained McGuire. “We expect that this settlement will put a lot of pressure on others to follow Mobile Messenger’s lead.”
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. Class members may also call the claims administrator directly at 1-800-936-5093 or class counsel at 1-866-541-0323.
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