Welcome to the Ruwe v. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless Settlement Website

UPDATE: The settlement was approved by the court on November 16, 2012. Payment will not occur until after the Settlement Agreement is final. The Settlement Agreement “becomes final” upon the later of (a) the expiration of the time for filing an appeal from the Final Judgment or otherwise seeking appellate review; or (b) if an appeal is timely filed or other appellate review sought, the date when all means of appellate review of the decision affirming the Final Judgment are exhausted or expire; or (c) in the event of a remand for further proceedings following an appeal, the Court enters a further order approving the Settlement on substantially the terms contained in this Settlement Agreement and (i) no further appeal is taken or (ii) any further appeal results in affirmation of such order.

12/18/2012 UPDATE: On December 17, 2012 an appeal was filed. By law, settlement benefits cannot be paid until the appeal is resolved. It is uncertain how long the resolution of the case will be delayed due to the appeal. Any news about the disposition of the case will be posted on the settlement website.

You are a member of the class if:

You are or were a Verizon Wireless customer in California with a contract with Verizon Wireless for personal wireless telephone service who was charged or paid a flat $5 late fee on an overdue bill from June 12, 2003 to April 26, 2012; and/or a $15 reconnect fee from December 1, 2004 to April 26, 2012.

If approved by the Court, payments will be made to class members on a pro rata basis out of the net proceeds of the settlement (the amount available after deducting payment for payment of the costs of administering the settlement, including the costs of this notice, attorneys’ fees, costs of the litigation and any payments allowed by the Court to the named plaintiffs) based on the type and number of late or reconnect fees paid by a class member.

Case Relevant Event	Date
A Claim Form must be postmarked or filed online by	October 30, 2012
An Exclusion must be postmarked on or before	October 2, 2012
An Objection must be postmarked or delivered to the parties no later than	October 2, 2012
The Final Fairness Hearing is	November 16, 2012 at 9:00 AM

Click here for a complete settlement schedule.