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Litigation

Dec. 17, 2004

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LOS ANGELES - A judge threw out a lawsuit filed against AT&T under the state's Unfair Competition Act, saying a 2004 voter initiative watering down the statute applies retroactively.

LOS ANGELES - A judge threw out a lawsuit filed against AT&T under the state's Unfair Competition Act, saying a 2004 voter initiative watering down the statute applies retroactively.
        Daniel Banales sued AT&T Wireless in March, claiming that the cellular company charges customers a hidden fee when they upgrade to a new phone. Banales was not a customer of AT&T and did not suffer the injury he described, but was able to file th...

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