Personal Injury Law

Plaintiffs to Challenge EarthLink Fee Ruling

By Edward Bills

A class of plaintiffs is challenging a judge?s order to eliminate potential damages for EarthLink customers who accused the Internet service provider of charging improper termination fees. In an order last month, Fulton County Superior Court Senior Judge Alice D. Bonner found that such claims were barred by Georgia’s “voluntary payment doctrine.” Attorneys for the plaintiffs maintain that the fees were not voluntary and were intended to keep customers from canceling their subscriptions.

Full post as published by Bodily Injury Blog on March 20, 2009 (boomark / email).