United States Eighth Circuit

The district court's approval of a nationwide class action settlement, concerning billing disputes between wireless telephone companies and their customers, is affirmed where the settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/01/2005
• Published 02/01/2005

Judges

• SMITH, Circuit Judge., Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, JOHN R. GIBSON, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sanford Svetcov, argued, San Francisco, CA (John J. Stoia, Timothy G. Blood and James D. McNamara, San Diego, CA, on the brief), for appellants Prado, Martelli(s), Freeman, Strange and Hohne., Charles D. Chalmers, argued, Mill Valley, CA, for appellant Stainless Systems, Inc., David Pastor, argued, Saugus, MA (Bruce Keplinger, Overland Park, KS, Carol V. Gilden and Conor R. Crowley, Chicago, IL and Jayne A. Goldstein, Coral Springs, FL, on the brief), for Ambrose Petroleum, Ralph St. George, Daniels & Daniels, Bravo Restaurants, Inc., Heights Glass and Mirror 2.


• For Appellees:
  
• Heidi K. Hubbard, argued, Washington, DC (Dane H. Butswinkas and Daniel H. Rosenthal Washington, DC, Harvey M. Telttlebaum, Jefferson City, MO and John E. Villafranco, Washington DC, on the brief), for Nextel, Nextel Partners and Nextel West Corp. (Edward D. Robertson, Jr., Timothy W. VanRonzelen and Matthew Clement, Jefferson City, MO, on the brief), for Class Plaintiff Appellees.