If you purchased an eligible Lycatel Calling Card in the United States, including certain calling cards that do not have the Lycatel name on them, that was sold, serviced, or distributed by Lycatel at any time before December 8, 2009, you may be entitled to benefits from a class action settlement.
A class action settlement has been proposed in a class action lawsuit against The Lycatel Group d/b/a Lycatel (“Defendant”) in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (captioned Orlando Ramirez v. The Lycatel Group d/b/a Lycatel LLC, Civil Action Case No. 07-5533-PS), alleging that Lycatel failed to adequately inform consumers about the applicable rates and charges for its prepaid calling cards, according to the class action lawsuit settlement notice.
The Lycatel calling card class action lawsuit complaint reportedly alleged violations of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, other state consumer fraud acts, common law fraud, and breach of contract and sought compensatory damages, treble damages, punitive damages, and attorneys’ fees and costs.
The Lycatel calling card class action settlement provides, among other things, that if the Court grants final approval of the settlement, Lycatel will provide up to $2.25 million of Refund Personal Identification Numbers (“Refund PINs”) that consumers who timely submit valid claim forms can use to make free domestic phone calls and free calls to certain international locations.
Calling cards included in the settlement reportedly include, among others: Africa Call, Africa Direct, Africatel, Africatone, Afrique, All Afria, All Asica, Apolla, Asia Call, Asia Tone, Asiatel, Benji, Best Moments, Bingo, Blue Water, Brazil Direct, Call Me, Caribbean Tel, Cobra, Columbia Direct, Digital Africa, Digital Asia, Digital Direct, Digital Europa, Digital India, Digital Lanka, Digital Middle East, Digital Pakistan, Doctor, Ecuador Direct, Envy Africa, Espacio, Eurocity, Eurotel, Eurotone, Fast Connect, Follow Me, Gnanam, Gold Minutes, Goldcoin, Guarantee, Guarantee Call, Habari Africa Free, Habari Africa Toll Free, Habariafrica, Holalatina, Holalatino, Home Call, Hope, Hotel, Hotel Ahrab, India Direct, La Connection, Latino Direct, Latino Tone, Latinotel, Leo, Libra, Luche Libre, Lyca Africa, Lyca Asia, Lyca Europe, Lyca Latino, Lyca Smile, Maghrab Tel, Maghrebtel, Maruti, Mega Africa, Mega Asia, Mega Latino, Mega Maghreb, Miss U., Mr. Phone, Mr. Phone Card, Mr. USA, My Choice, My USA, New Star, Nigeria Direct, Pakistan Direct, Pearl, Philipines Direct, Platinum, Poland, Poland Direct, Premium, Pumitup, Puzzle, Pyramid, Rapido, Sailor, Shan Telecard, SL 600, Smile, Solo, Spice, Star, Success, Super Africa, Super Card, Tajmahal, Talk Talk Africa, Thunder, Tierra Latina, Timbuktu Afrika, Total Card, Truth, Turkey.Com, Uni Talk, USA Platinum, Win Africa, World Tone, Zunzun.
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