Jeffrey
too dark too early
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join:2002-12-24
Dix Hills,NY
clubs: |  Bustos vs. Vonage Class Action Email?
I got a huge e-mail today from bustosfaxsettlement.vertismail.com with a lot of legalease in it, regarding a class action suit.
Anyone else get this? My radar must be off or broken, because I haven't heard a thing about this. |
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priller
join:2000-10-20
Gainesville, VA |
Just got it. I completed the claim form.
First I've heard of it. Up to $1,750,000 in settlement claims for Vonage, another hit at the bottom line. |
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WiFiguru
Formerly jnethostman
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join:2005-06-21
Lodi, CA | reply to Jeffrey
Yep,
Got it too.
Was on my way here to post about it.
Pretty interesting. |
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rosscraig
join:2007-10-29
Trenton, ON | reply to Jeffrey
Never heard of this, what is it about? Vonage works great for me. |
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priller
join:2000-10-20
Gainesville, VA
 ·voip.ms
·Callcentric
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| said by rosscraig  :Never heard of this, what is it about? In May, 2006, Plaintiffs brought suit against Vonage, alleging that Vonage made false and misleading statements and concealed material information in the marketing, advertising, and sale of Vonage Fax Service by purportedly failing to inform consumers that the protocol Defendant used for the Vonage Fax Service was unreliable, and, according to Plaintiffs, was unsuitable for facsimile communications. |
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PX Eliezer
Premium
join:2008-08-09
New Jersey | reply to Jeffrey
I am NOT a Vonage fan, but, gosh, there are some VoIP companies (and other companies) that seem MUCH more deserving of a lawsuit! |
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jaak
join:2008-04-09
Orlando, FL | reply to priller
Check the faq part out on their website, the maximum settlement is $19.98 per fax line. If every single eligible person files under the class action, the settlement is reduced to $4.17. |
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theresa
@comcast.net
| reply to Jeffrey
I received the same email but wanted to verify its validity before doing anything because couple aspects of this seem suspicious..
1. My understanding was that any sort of legal claim notices must be sent in hardcopy to the mailing address on the account, and electronic copies sent via email, as in this case, are not legitimate.
2. Didn't Vonage go public a few years ago? If so, any legal disputes the company is in the midst of must be reported to its shareholders and should thus be available online. I've been searching online for more info pertaining to the class action lawsuit, but there's nothing online other than the website listed in the email and other forums such as these with people questioning its validity like us.
So all that said, I'm no expert on lawsuits or any of these matters, but I'm choosing to ignore this email as spam. |
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priller
join:2000-10-20
Gainesville, VA
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1 edit | said by theresa :
So all that said, I'm no expert on lawsuits or any of these matters, but I'm choosing to ignore this email as spam.
The Ohio State Attorney General has it listed as a real case (11/2008).
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Class Action Fairness Act Notices
Bustos v. Vonage America, Inc., misrepresentations of services, Dist. of New Jersey, Case No. 06-CV-2308, final hearing not yet scheduled, 7,751 Ohio class members, class counsel Jean-Marc Zimmerman
»www.ag.state.oh.us/legal/eNewsle···1108.htm |
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theresa
@comcast.net | OK. Thanks for the link! I could not find anything on it no matter how I searched, hence my previous post. |
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rjhawkin
join:2003-04-23
Rochester, NY
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It appears to be legit. I just received my notice as well. Goggle provided no useful information until you restricted it to messages from the last week under advanced search. The message I received was to our old contact point for them. I almost never get spam on it.
I probably wont bother, the research I'll need to do will cost more the $20 recovered. |
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PX Eliezer
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join:2008-08-09
New Jersey
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| reply to Jeffrey
It's fully legit.
See:
»dockets.justia.com/docket/court-···-189448/
But the problem with these suits, most of the plaintiffs (customers!) have no idea the suit exists, and most that do don't file the claim forms. So the money leftover goes to lawyers and such.
Class action suits are still supposedly useful to try to discourage bad corporate behavior in advance. |
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almahix
Allegro ma non troppo
join:1999-10-18
Camarillo, CA
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| reply to jaak
said by jaak :Check the faq part out on their website, the maximum settlement is $19.98 per fax line. If every single eligible person files under the class action, the settlement is reduced to $4.17. How much do the slimy lawyers get? A lot more than $19.98 or $4.17. What a crock! |
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priller
join:2000-10-20
Gainesville, VA | reply to priller
Got a postcard in the mail from the claims administrator. Definitely seals it as being very real. |
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chpalmer
join:2002-11-18
Belfair, WA | reply to Jeffrey
Got the postcard today at my business as well. |
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GotIt2
@willex.com
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In 2006, the class action counsel was sanctioned:
A federal judge in the Western District of Washington has sanctioned an attorney and his law firm for sending dozens of "fill-in-the-blank" demand letters and filing cookie-cutter patent infringement complaints on behalf of client Eon-Net, a patent holding company based in the British Virgin Islands.
U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman ordered New Jersey attorney Jean-Marc Zimmerman and his firm, Zimmerman, Levi & Korsinsky in Westfield, N.J., to pay the legal fees Flagstar Bancorp incurred defending against a patent suit filed by Eon-Net. |
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Jeffrey
too dark too early
Premium
join:2002-12-24
Dix Hills,NY
clubs: | reply to priller
Yep, I got the card today too. |
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di
@cogentco.com
| reply to theresa
I received the same email as well as a postcard with the same info.
I am a costumer of Vonage and did in fact experience problems with the fax line I got through Vonage. I paid for about 9 months of service and I was very dissapointed to say the least. I will sure join the class action. |
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kieranmullen
Premium
join:2005-12-12
Portland, OR
clubs: | reply to Jeffrey
Would it just apply if you have had their fax service? |
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darbacour
join:2005-04-13
Los Angeles, CA
 ·AT&T DSL Service
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 ·RoadRunner Cable
1 edit | reply to priller
said by priller :said by rosscraig :Never heard of this, what is it about? In May, 2006, Plaintiffs brought suit against Vonage, alleging that Vonage made false and misleading statements and concealed material information in the marketing, advertising, and sale of Vonage Fax Service by purportedly failing to inform consumers that the protocol Defendant used for the Vonage Fax Service was unreliable, and, according to Plaintiffs, was unsuitable for facsimile communications. OMG as a new and almost IMMEDIATELY former customer can I EVER attest to that and damn do I want in!!!
Yes you have a 30-day free trial.... of course if you want to cancel it will cost $50+ to keep us from porting your line.
Oops we already ported your line.... well that's going to cost you even more. What liars and cheats.
WHERE can I sign-up? |
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