Postpichal et al v. Cricket Wireless, LLC et al

  1. May 04, 2023

    Cricket Wireless Beats 'Tortured' 4G 'Roller Coaster' RICO Suit

    A California federal judge on Thursday tossed a lawsuit with a "tortured history" against Cricket Wireless over its alleged conspiracy to sell 4G phones to consumers who live in 3G zones, ruling the plaintiffs wrongly relied on the same flawed expert reports that resulted in the decertification of the class.

  2. February 21, 2023

    Cricket Wireless Wants Court To Ax 4G RICO Claims

    Cricket Wireless asked a California federal court to toss out claims it conspired to sell 4G phones to consumers who lived in 3G zones for the same reasons that the court decertified the class of consumers last year: the customers don't have any "competent evidence" to back their claims.

  3. July 29, 2022

    Alsup Decertifies Cricket 4G Class Over Attys' 'Critical' Error

    U.S. District Judge William Alsup decertified a class of Cricket Wireless customers Friday in a California suit accusing the company of overselling its 4G capabilities to customers who lived in 3G zones, stating in an order that the plaintiff's counsel made "too critical a mistake" in its damages model.

  4. April 12, 2022

    16,000 Class Members Slashed From Cricket 4G False Ad Suit

    About 16,000 Cricket Wireless customers were booted out of a class action after a California federal judge found that their claims that the mobile company enticed them with lies about unlimited 4G service would likely have to be arbitrated anyway.

  5. September 24, 2021

    Class Slams Cricket's Bid For Arbitration In False 4G Ad Suit

    Cricket Wireless can't attract customers with promises of contract-free service, then turn around and claim they're contracted to arbitrate their claims when sued by those same customers, a California federal court was told.

  6. August 05, 2021

    Cricket Customers Win Nationwide Class Cert. In 4G RICO Suit

    A California federal judge on Wednesday certified a nationwide class of hundreds of thousands of Cricket Wireless customers on claims that the cellular service provider violated racketeering laws by falsely advertising nationwide, unlimited 4G/LTE service, rejecting Cricket's argument that certification should be denied because putative class members didn't share a uniform experience.

  7. July 14, 2021

    Alsup Leery Of Putative Class Rep. With A Drug Conviction

    U.S. District Judge William Alsup told Cricket Wireless customers seeking class certification Wednesday in a RICO case over the company's 4G offerings that he's not inclined to allow "a convicted drug dealer" to be a class representative, adding that he's "shocked" putative class counsel would even propose it.