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Madison County, Mo., judge approves $12.4 million settlement in Ameritech suit.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, September, 2004
By Paul Hampel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Sep. 9--A Madison County judge on Wednesday approved a $12.4 million class action settlement on behalf of customers against Ameritech. The settlement gives trial lawyers $1.9 million but includes nothing for the Citizens Utility Board, the consumer rights group that originally complained about Ameritech's SimpliFive rate program.
The group had sought $250,000 in fees for making it easier for customers to obtain refunds. Under the settlement, Illinois customers who lost money on the SimpliFive plan are entitled to $25 refunds.
In June, the Citizens Utility Board succeeded in postponing the settlement. It argued then that little money would actually be paid out...
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