Legal Opinion
Chavers v. Fleet Bank (RI), N.A.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 11, 2004No. 2002-201-AppealPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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WILLIAMS, Chief Justice.
Lured by the promise of low, fixed annual percentage rates (APR) and other favorable terms, the named plaintiffs, Tyler V. Chavers, Alexandra H. Lossini and Dan-iece A. Owsley Burns, opened credit-card accounts with Fleet Bank (RI), N.A. Upon learning that the APR on their accounts would be raised, the plaintiffs initiated this class action suit1 against the defendants, Fleet Bank (RI), N.A., Fleet Credit Card Services, L.P., Fleet Credit Card Holdings, Inc., FleetBoston Financial Corporation, and Does 1-10 (collectively referred to as Fleet). The plaintiffs…
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