Legal Opinion
Beattie v. Centurytel, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided March 10, 2006No. 02-10277-BCPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*163 OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTIONS FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION AND PARTIAL JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS, AND DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO STRIKE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES
LAWSON, District Judge.
The plaintiffs, BarbaraSue Beattie and Jim Sovis, have filed a putative class action against their telephone service provider under certain provisions of the Federal Telecommunications Act, 47 U.S.C. 201 et seq., and regulations enacted thereunder, as well as various state law theories, challenging the practice used by the defendant for billing for inside wire maintenance insurance and for charging…
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