Rasschaert v. Frontier Communications Corp

Welcome to the website for the Rasschaert v. Frontier Communications Corp. settlement.

Plaintiffs allege (among other things) that Frontier charges Minnesota customers who receive Internet services for state or local taxes on amounts paid for Internet services in violation of the Internet Tax Freedom Act, 47 U.S.C. § 151, and Minnesota law. The Plaintiffs allege that Frontier is liable for damages to the Class and seek an injunction against the challenged conduct. Frontier believes that the Plaintiffs’ factual and legal allegations in the lawsuit are incorrect and specifically denies all liability to the Plaintiffs and the Settlement Class. In the lawsuit, Frontier has denied the Plaintiffs’ allegations and raised a number of defenses to the claims asserted.

The Court did not decide in favor of the Class Representatives or Frontier. Settlement Class Counsel have investigated the facts and applicable law regarding the Class Representatives’ claims and Frontier’s defenses. The parties have engaged in lengthy and “arms-length” negotiations in reaching this settlement. The Class Representatives and Settlement Class Counsel believe that the proposed settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate and in the best interests of the class. Both sides agree that, by settling, Frontier is not admitting any liability or that it did anything wrong, but both sides want to avoid the uncertainties and expense of further litigation.

This website does not imply that there has been any finding of any violation of the law by Frontier or that recovery could be had in a certain amount. Although the Court has authorized Notice to be given of the proposed settlement, this website does not express the opinion of the Court on the merits of the claims or defenses asserted by either side in the lawsuit.

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