Lobatz v. AirTouch Cellular

Summary of Case and Settlement:

Case No. 94-1311 BTM (AJB) (S.D. Cal.) Class action alleging price-fixing of cellular telephone service in San Diego County, California. The court approved a partial settlement in the amount of $4 million and later approved another settlement that entailed $4 million worth of in-kind benefits. In an order entered May 13, 1999, Judge Moskowitz stated that “[t]hrough the course of this complex and four-year long litigation, Class Counsel demonstrated in their legal briefs and arguments before this Court their considerable skill and experience in litigating anti-trust class actions…”