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Chruby et al v. Global Tel*Link Corporation

  1. September 29, 2017

    Prison Callers Denied Class Cert. In Suit Over High Rates

    An Arkansas federal court on Thursday declined to certify a class of prisoners and their families in price-gouging litigation against Global Tel*Link Corporation at thousands of prisons, saying their unjust enrichment claims require highly specific factual analysis.

  2. March 28, 2017

    Prison Phone Co.'s Arbitration Bid Untimely, Group Says

    The group of consumers whom Global Tel Link Corp. contends must arbitrate their claims that it price-gouged prison phone calls urged an Arkansas federal judge to deny that compel motion, arguing that after two years of litigation, the prison communications company has waived that right.

  3. March 02, 2017

    Prison Phone Co. Calls For Arbitration In Suit

    Global Tel*Link Corp. asked an Arkansas federal court on Wednesday to compel four plaintiffs in a putative class action over alleged price gouging for prison phone calls to arbitrate their claims, saying their contract agreements called for it.

  4. May 18, 2016

    Prison Call Suit Against Global Tel*Link Limited To State Laws

    Global Tel*Link managed to cut back Arkansas federal court allegations of exploitative price-gouging for phone calls at 2,200 prisons countrywide Tuesday, with the judge finding the Federal Communications Act doesn't apply to in-state calls, although he kept the remaining state law claims intact.

  5. November 17, 2015

    Relatives, Inmate Defend Prison Call Price-Gouging Claims

    A proposed class of relatives and inmates accusing a payphone provider of exploiting them by price-gouging on phone calls at 2,200 prisons has urged an Arkansas federal judge to not toss their case, saying new regulations put their claims squarely under federal law.

  6. September 29, 2015

    Prison Phone Service Says Unfair Rate Suit Outside Fed. Law

    A prison payphone provider on Monday urged an Arkansas federal court to dismiss a proposed class action alleging its charges for calls on prison payphones are exploitative, arguing the claims are exclusively intrastate matters and therefore outside the scope of federal law.

  7. June 15, 2015

    Prison Phone Provider Hit With Class Action Over Rates

    Global Tel*Link Corp. was slapped with a class action in Arkansas federal court on Friday accusing the prison payphone provider of exploiting inmates by gouging prices at 2,200 prisons and jails in 48 states.