The Cricket mergers with AT&T and other numerous consumers found that they were not able to use their Cricket Code Division Multiple Access phones. With this happening, the lead plaintiff filed a class-action lawsuit against Cricket Communication LLC in March 2015. After years of litigation, the two parties reached a Cricket CDMA Mobile Phone Class Action Settlement
Cricket CDMA Mobile Phone Settlement- Details
If you have purchased a cricket cell phone from 12 July 2013 to July 9, 2018, you are eligible for the benefits through a class action settlement.
The class members will include the consumers who have purchased a cricket CDMA phone through the above-specified dates. However, in this settlement, the class counsel will ask the attorney fees and expenses that can sum up to $300,000.
If you want to opt out from this Cricket CDMA Mobile Phone Settlement, you must do it by October 9, 2018. However, the final hearing is scheduled for Nov 16, 2018.
Potential Award
The class members for Cricket CDMA Mobile Phone settlement will get one of the three benefits-
- Unlock Benefit: The user will be able to unlock the qualifying CDMA phone that will allow them to activate their phone with some other carrier.
- 4-month Data Benefit: With this benefit, the members who have maintained one month of future cricket service, either on the new or existing one will receive 1 GB of high data speed for four
- Data Benefit: The eligible class members will port an existing number on to the new line of cricket service without paying an activation fee. Moreover, they will also get an additional 1 GB for free.
Case Name
Bond v. Cricket Communications LLC, Case No. 1:15-cv-00923-MJG, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Settlement Website
Proof of Purchase- Not Applicable
Claims Administrator
CDMA Settlement Administrator
c/o KCC Class Action Services LLC
PO BOX 404000
Louisville, KY 40233-4000
1-855-505-1416
Note: Do not file the claim if you do not qualify for this settlement. Make sure you remember that you are submitting the claim under penalty of perjury.
You will be harming other eligible class members in Cricket CDMA Mobile Phone Settlement, if you submit a fraud claim. In case, if you are not sure of your qualification, you can check the database of other open settlements that you may be eligible for.
Class Counsel
Cory L. Zajdel
Z LAW LLC
Oren Giskan
Catherine Anderson
GISKAN SOLOTAROFF & ANDERSON LLP
Defense
Mark W. Ryan
Archis A. Parasharami
MAYER BROWN LLP