Hesse v. Sprint Corp.
(U.S. 9th Cir., Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Tax Law) In a class action alleging that defendant Sprint Corp. unlawfully collected a Washington state tax from Washington customers, summary judgment for defendant is vacated and remanded where a prior class action settlement challenged Sprint’s billing of customers for certain federal regulatory fees, and the Washington plaintiffs’ interests were not adequately represented in that litigation.
