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Citigroup Sues AT&T, Says It Owns Trademark to ‘Thank You’
Jun 16 2016 // Citigroup Inc. sued AT&T Inc. on Friday, saying the phone company’s use of “thanks” and “AT&T thanks” in a new customer loyalty program infringed its trademark rights to the phrase...
Previous Telecom Efforts Flopped But Google, Apple See Future for Telemedicine
May 16 2016 // Google and Apple Inc. have some bright ideas about the future of health care. Not so long ago, AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. had similar ideas: a networked world of devices and services that would...
Oregon Jury Awards Former AT&T Employee $224,000 in Racial Case
Dec 12 2014 // A Portland, Ore. jury has awarded more than $224,000 to a woman who said she suffered retaliation for complaining about racism on the job at AT&T. The Multnomah County Circuit Court jury awarded the money Monday to...
AT&T Licensed for Captive Insurance Operations in Texas
Apr 25 2014 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has licensed Gateway Rivers Insurance Co., the captive insurance subsidiary of AT&T Inc. Gateway Rivers is based in Dallas. “We’re very pleased to have this business...
Phone Giant AT&T Sued by California Yellow Pages Firm
Mar 7 2014 // A California Yellow Pages company has filed a lawsuit against AT&T in a dispute over phone book advertising. The lawsuit filed by Fresno-based Valley Yellow Pages says a rival phone book run by AT&T is offering...
Massachusetts Businessman Fights AT&T Over $1M Phone Bill
Jul 10 2012 // A U.S. businessman is engaged in a legal battle with AT&T Inc. over what he calls a fraudulent million-dollar phone bill. Michael Smith, of Ipswich, Massachusetts, says in 2009 someone hacked into his small...
AT&T to Pay Missouri Muslim Woman $5M in Harassment Case
May 7 2012 // A former Kansas City woman who converted to Islam in 2005 said she was harassed for years at AT&T, and that the abuse boiled over in 2008 when her boss snatched her head scarf and exposed her hair. A Jackson County...
Judge Awards Iphone User $850 In Throttling Case
Feb 27 2012 // When AT&T started slowing down the data service for his iPhone, Matt Spaccarelli, an unemployed truck driver and student, took the country’s largest telecommunications company to small claims court. And won. His...
New Jersey Court OKs Workers’ Compensation in Obesity Death Case
Jul 18 2011 // The husband of an obese woman who died of a blood clot after working long hours at her home office is eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits, a New Jersey appeals court ruled. The case has raised...
New Jersey Court OKs Workers’ Compensation in Obesity Death Case
Jun 30 2011 // The husband of an obese woman who died of a blood clot after working long hours at her home office is eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits, a New Jersey appeals court ruled in a case that raised...
Does iPhone Insurance Cost Too Much?
Jul 1 2010 // Absent-minded iPhone users can now insure their devices against loss or accidents. But with a $12 monthly fee and a $199 deductible for the latest model, it might make more sense to just learn to be careful. Asurion, an...
AT&T Sues Web Phone Company Vonage for Patent Infringement
Oct 22 2007 // Internet telephone company Vonage Holdings Corp. disclosed Friday that it’s the target of yet another patent lawsuit from a telephone company, in this case AT&T Inc. That makes AT&T the third major phone...
Blue Cross/Blue Shield Partners With AT&T on Networking Services
Aug 16 2005 // AT&T announced today a two-year, multimillion-dollar national agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), continuing AT&T’s long-standing relationship with BCBSA and its member companies...
Marsh, AT&T Unveil E-Business Risk Solution
Jul 12 2001 // Companies that use AT&T’s Internet Data Centers and managed web hosting services are eligible for a new benefit — e-business insurance from Marsh Inc. that rewards AT&T enterprise hosting customers...
