Both sides battling over a $100 million Verizon Wireless stealth fees class settlement Wednesday tried to leverage a decision about TikTok to win over a skeptical New Jersey Appeals Court panel.
Verizon’s attorney urged the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division to order follow-up communication to thousands of cell phone users an opposing Missouri lawyer convinced to opt-out of the service fees settlement, claiming that electronic signatures submitted through online retainer letters were gumming the works.
“The information provided to these folks is incomplete and confusing and misleading, but none of that matters,” said Jeffrey S. Jacobson, a partner at ...