Verizon has settled two class action lawsuits brought by seven people who claimed that in its attempts to block spam, Verizon blocked legitimate e-mail from reaching them.
If the settlement is approved, the seven class representatives will receive $1,000 each, and the lawyers will get $1.4 million.
Under the settlements, Verizon has agreed to change the way it blocks spam in order to make sure more legitimate e-mail gets through.
Verizon customers who did not receive legitimate e-mail from Asia between October 2004 and May 2005 and customers who did not receive legitimate e-mails from Europe between December 2004 and May 2005 are eligible to receive $3.50 per month up to $28 and $21, respectively.
Customers who didn’t receive legitimate e-mail from regions other than Europe and Asia are entitled to four months of free service.
Customers who terminated their service because legitimate e-mail was getting blocked but were charged an early termination fee are entitled to a refund of the fee.
Verizon settled without admitting any wrongdoing.
