Legal Opinion
Chiang v. Verizon New England, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 9, 2010No. 09-1214PublishedCited by 241 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
In July 2006, plaintiff Wen Y. Chiang sued his telecommunications company, Verizon New England Inc. (Verizon NE), in state court, alleging in part that the company had billed his account for telephone service he had not ordered. Chiang filed a second state court suit against Verizon NE in February 2007 over a billing dispute triggered by Chiang’s conceded failure to pay telephone bills on two accounts, totaling approximately $200. Chiang’s substantive billing disputes with Verizon NE were resolved in these state court lawsuits and are not at issue here.
In November 2006,…
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