Lawsuits

Channel Partners' Top 10 Stories in April

We tallied our top 10 stories for April by combining online page views with weekly newsletter results. Among the top: Comcast's top partners; XO's hosted PBX improvements; and Ingram Micro's partnerships with CenturyLink and Time Warner Cable. But what was No. 1? ...More
May 3, 2013
Posted in Galleries
Windstream Must Pay Up for PAETEC Acquisition

A group of PAETEC investors sued the company two years ago, saying the $2.3 billion price tag – $5.50 per share – was too small. ...More
April 10, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Verizon Pension Plan Members Allowed to Sue as a Group

A federal judge in Texas ruled that Verizon pension beneficiaries can sue the company as a group over its transfer of $8.5 billion in plan obligations to the Prudential Insurance. ...More
March 29, 2013 By Arselia Gales
Posted in News
Jury to AT&T: Pony Up $27.5M for Patent Infringement

The communications giant has lost a case related to the broadcasting of Internet audio and video. ...More
March 21, 2013
Posted in News
News Desk: Shake-Ups at Level 3, Windstream

This week's Channel Partners News Desk examines major management changes at Level 3 and Windstream; a class-action lawsuit against TEM provider Tangoe; and job cuts at T-Mobile USA and Motorola Mobility. ...More
March 14, 2013
Posted in Videos
Tangoe Sued for 'Risky Strategy,' 'Misleading Statements'

The suit, filed in a federal court in Connecticut, says Tangoe violated federal securities law. ...More
March 5, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
CenturyLink, Windstream, AT&T Accused of DSL Patent Infringement

The company filed lawsuits last year that go after Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T for wireless-technology patent infringement as well. ...More
February 12, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
AT&T Settles Prison-Phone Lawsuit for $45 Million

After a 12-year-long class action lawsuit involving expensive collect calls, AT&T has agreed to pay $45 million to families of Washington state prisoners. ...More
February 4, 2013
Posted in News
Verizon Poised to Win $9.5 Billion Case

Idearc, now dba SuperMedia Inc., claims that Verizon essentially dumped the business, knowing that it was in trouble and saddling it with $9 billion in debt. ...More
January 23, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Sprint's SoftBank, 'Grossly Undervalued' Clearwire Deals Won't Go Unchallenged

Few mega-mergers get approved without a fight from those unhappy with the potential deal, so it doesn't come as a huge surprise that Sprint's pending deals with Clearwire and Japan's SoftBank have some opposition. ...More
January 8, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News