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WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! America Online accused of charging customers for unwanted goods By DAVID KRAVETS Associated Press Writer Published 4:55 p.m. PST Monday, Feb. 25, 2002 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - America Online Inc. was accused of charging thousands of its customers for merchandise they did not buy, according to a federal lawsuit made available Monday. The suit alleges that the AOL Time Warner Inc. subsidiary "unlawfully charged and collected money for this unordered merchandise and shipping and handling charges from subscriber's credit card, debit card and checking accounts." The suit, filed in U.S. District Court here late Friday, accuses the nation's largest online subscriber company of shipping products - including books, stereos and bedsheets - advertised on its service even when subscribers clicked the "no thanks" button on their computer screens. Barry R. Himmelstein, one of several lawyers suing the Internet provider, said the company should change its "You Got Mail" slogan to "You got a package." He said his law firm has received dozens of consumer complaints against the company. The suit seeks nationwide class-action status. No court date has been set. The suits names three plaintiffs but claims the company misbilled "thousands of Internet service subscribers." An AOL spokesman dismissed the suit. "These allegations are without merit and we intend to vigorously contest this lawsuit in court," said Nicholas Graham, spokesman for the Dulles, Va.-based company. Subscriber Dawn Brisky of Fresno said she was charged $74 in December for bed sheets she did not purchase. "It just came to my house," Brisky said. The suit also alleges that an Oakland woman was charged $10 for a desk planner and $171 for a stereo she never bought. A Rialto man was charged $60 for some books and charged $90 for a "Cyber Sonic Tooth Care System" he did not purchase, according to the suit. The suit seeks unspecified damages, the return of unauthorized payments, and to let consumers keep the unauthorized merchandise at America Online's expense. The case is Buckley v. America Online Inc., C02-0918. *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! Write to same address to be off lists! <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
