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· 7/5/2005

Whitney v. Alltel Communications, Inc.

Citations

  • 173 S.W.3d 300
  • 2005 Mo. App. LEXIS 1016
  • 2005 WL 1544777

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that “since no single customer could undertake a case against [the defendant], the company could continue its improper and deceptive charges ad infinitum since none of its customers would have a practical remedy to bring about a stop to the conduct.”
  • invalidating as unconscionable an arbitration provision barring consumer claims from being raised as class actions
  • invalidating as unconscionable an arbitration provision barring consumer claims from being raised as class actions
  • “Prohibiting class treatment of these claims would leave consumers with relatively small claims without a practical remedy....”
  • \Prohibiting class treatment of these claims would leave consumers with relatively small claims without a practical remedy . . . .\
  • describing a customer of Alltel’s as a “wireless telephone customer” and citing Powertel, Inc. v. Bexley, 743 So.2d 570, 572 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999

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Judges: Ulrich, Smart, Ellis

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