LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — Two consumers have filed a class action lawsuit against CenturyLink, alleging fraud, unfair competition and unjust enrichment.
Craig McLeod of Alabama and Steven L. McCauley of Kansas filed a complaint, individually and on behalf of a class of similarly situated persons, June 18 in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Centurylink, Inc., doing business as CenturyLink Communications LLC, CenturyLink Public Communications Inc., and CenturyLink Sales Solutions Inc.; and Does 1 through 50 alleging they issued false representations to the plaintiffs.
According to the complaint, McLeod and McCauley were damaged due to the false representations they were given by CenturyLink, an Internet provider. The plaintiffs allege CenturyLink made false representations to its customers, including the plaintiffs, and were guilty of fraudulent billing practices.
The plaintiffs seek trial by jury, actual, consequential, statutory and incidental losses and damages, punitive damages, court costs, interest, attorney fees and all relief the court deems just and proper. They are represented by attorneys Mark J. Geragos, Ben J. Meiselas, Zack V. Muljat and Eric Hahn of Geragos & Geragos APC in Los Angeles.
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California case number 2:17-cv-04504-SJO-PLA