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Company: Vonage America Inc.
Current Parent Company: Ericsson
Penalty: $4,750,000
Year: 2011
Date: May 12, 2011
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: telecommunications violation
Violation Description: Vonage agreed to pay over $4 million to settle litigation alleging it applied improper charges to the accounts of customers who took advantage of a promotional offer.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of New Jersey
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:07-cv-03906
Case Name: In re: Vonage Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation - MDL1862
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Sweden
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
Specific Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
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