LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – DirecTV customers have filed a class action lawsuit that says they purchased the service because of the price AT&T promised but felt misled when that price increased.
Attorneys at the Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C., filed the case May 6 in Los Angeles Superior Court against AT&T, alleging violation of the California False Advertising Act. The plaintiffs say the promised discounts for switching to DirecTV only lasted 14 months instead of the two years promised.
“Plaintiffs contacted Defendant and requested they honor the agreed to and advertised price lock, but Defendant refused and continued to charge Plaintiffs approximately double of the agreed to price,” the lawsuit says.
The plaintiffs say their monthly cost jumped from $67.29 to $115.
“Plaintiffs felt ripped off and cheated by Defendant, for being charged and billed for rates that were greatly in excess of the agreed to rates,” the lawsuit says.
AT&T removed the case to federal court on June 17.