Schnall v. AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.

¶1 — Appellants brought a class action lawsuit on behalf of all AT&T Wireless Services customers who were charged a “universal connectivity charge” (UCC) from 1998 through 2003. They allege that AT&T violated Washington’s Consumer Protection Act (CPA)1 by charging the fee without disclosing it in its advertisements; misleading its customers by categorizing it as a tax, surcharge, or regulatory fee; and breaching its customer contracts by raising the fee without notice. The trial court denied class certification on all of the appellants’ claims on two grounds: (1) the appellants were required…