How to claim Sprint Surcharge Settlement?

Are you charged extra fees by Sprint Communication Company on wireless connection then file a claim on SprintSurchargeSettlement.com to get compensation under Sprint Surcharge Settlement.

Sprint, US’s most famous telecommunication company, has recently cheated their customers and collected certain monthly charges from individual customers. Do you get upset for paying extra charge every month? If so, then it’s really a good time to claim for it, because Plaintiffs filed class action lawsuit against Sprint Communications Company in Washington state court. The Class action complaints supposed that sprint illegally passed the B&O tax on to customers. If you are former and current sprint account holder and got this extra surcharge on any or all wireless lines of service from January 1, 2007 to October 8, 2013, then you could become eligible to get either cash or non-cash benefits from this case. This case is only for individual customer, so if you have government or a corporate account, then you will not get any benefit from this case.

SprintSurchargeSettlement.com is official webpage, where one can search about the sub-class. Generally, sub-class is only for this who had to pay extra charge and who did not get any information regarding increases. But here, sub-class is for all those people who have the Individual Liable Accounts. There are numerous time period for sub-class that is actually based on when the accounts were opened or suspended. All eligible customers will get some kind of compensation, for it they have to submit claim form to request payment.

Before applying for compensation, Sub-Class members must check out below categories to know that are eligible or not. If fall into one or more of the following categories, then you can submit claim form and get benefits.

Eligibility criteria for submitting claim:

• Individual Liable Accounts that were on suspension on November 11, 2007, but that were subsequently reinstated;
• Individual Liable Accounts that were opened on or after October 5, 2008, and on or before December 31, 2008;
• Individual Liable Accounts that were on suspension on October 5, 2008, but that were subsequently reinstated;
• Individual Liable Accounts that were opened as new accounts in Sprint retail stores in 2009;
• Individual Liable Accounts that were opened on or after November 8, 2009, and on or before December 31, 2009; and
• Individual Liable Accounts that were on suspension on November 8, 2009, but that were subsequently reinstated.

It’s your own choice that you want to get cash benefit or other forms of benefits from sprint. As a cash benefit, you will get $1 or as non-cash benefit, you will get 30 minutes calling card for domestic long distance calls, a 30% discount if you buy any item at a Sprint store and a waiver of the activation fee from the class action settlement. At present, sprint charges $36 for new wireless connection. To file a claim, you will not have to give any proof. However, you have to fill up claim form with accurate and truthful information.
The Final Approval Hearing will be conducted on 10th April, 2014 at 9:30am at the court house in Columbus, Georgia. You all are eligible to attend this meeting to listen to any appeals or any spoken objections. You can also send written objections because judges will consider both objections before taking any decision about the settlement.

When and how to file a claim?

All eligible people can file their claim either online (www.SprintSurchargeSettlement.com) or by mailing a claim form. To file claim, you must have Claim ID SPBW1 and PIN number that you can get by registering in the site. You have to provide all required detail like name, mailing address, email address, home phone, account information, upload proof and signature.

You can download claim form from www.SprintSurchargeSettlement.com. Online option is good from both of them because it saves lots of postage cost. You must file your claims before 24 March, 2014. All claims materials and representations in support of your Claim materials must be accurate and truthful. To access non-cash benefits, person must have code number that given to them by the Claims Administrator while filing claim form.

Highlights of Sprint Surcharge Settlement:

Case Name: Eric Barkwell, et al., v. Sprint Communications Company, Case No. 4:09-cv-00056-CLD, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Columbus Division
Settlement Website: www.sprintsurchargesettlement.com

Settlement Administrator:

Barkwell v. Sprint
c/o Gilardi & Co. LLC
P.O. Box 808003
Petaluma, CA 94975-8003
1-866-571-4407
info@SprintSurchargeSettlement.com

Important dates:

• Submit claim form: Before 24th March 2014
• Exclusion Requests: 24th February 2014
• Submit Objections: Before 24th February 2014
• Court hearing: At 9.30 pm on 10th April, 2014 in Judge Land's Courtroom at the U.S. Post Office and Court House, 120 12th Street, Columbus, Georgia, 31901.

Defense counsel:

H. Wayne Phears, Esq.
R. Patrick Dover, Esq.
McGuireWoods LLP
1230 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 2100
Atlanta, GA 30309

Class Counsel

E. Adam Webb, Esq.
Matthew C. Klase, Esq.
Webb, Klase and Lemond, LLC
1900 The Exchange, S.E., Suite 480
Atlanta, Georgia 30339