Settlement Structure:
Active: Open
Case Summary:Global Tel*Link Corporation and DSI-ITI, LLC are settling a class action about their Inmate Calling Services (ICS) for New Jersey State prisons and for correctional facilities in Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren Counties. Inmates used ICL to make calls to friends and family. The complaint argues that GTL charged unconscionably high rates for calls, in violation of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, and that it also charged unconscionably high deposit fees.
Docket Number:13-4989 (WJM)(MF)
Company: Global Tel Link Corporation
Filing Deadline: December 7, 2020
Class Period: January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2016
Objection Deadline: September 21, 2020
Exclusion Deadline: September 21, 2020
Final Approval Hearing: October 15, 2020
Proof of Purchase:If you are currently using GTL’s services, you do not need to fill out a claim form. If you are not currently using GTL’s services, you must fill out a claim form and provide information about your AdvancePay telephone numbers, time periods, and so on. The claim form requests that you provide any documentation you have available but does not ask for any one particular item.
Eligibility:You may be eligible if you are a person in New Jersey who, between 2006 and 2016, was incarcerated in a New Jersey prison or correctional institution and who used the phone service provided by the defendants in this case; or who established an AdvancePay account with the defendants in order to receive calls from persons incarcerated in New Jersey. The class excludes people who were incarcerated in Essex Country before June 2010 and people who received call from people incarcerated in Essex County before June 2011.
Typical Settlement Amount:Partial refund of charges. If you are currently using GTL’s services, you will receive a credit to your account.
- Calls made between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2008: 20% of the total amount spent for calling time above $.05 per minute
- Calls made between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2011: 15% of the total amount spent for calling time above $.05 per minute
- Calls made between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2016: 10% of the total amount spent for calling time above $.05 per minute
Total Settlement Amount: $25 million in cash and credits
Class Representative Proposed Incentive Fee:$15,000
Law Firms:
Carella Byrne Cecchi Olstein Brody & Agnello
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden
Claim Form: Global Tel*Link Inmate Call Settlement Claim Form
Case Name: James v. Global Tel*Link
Settlement Website: Global Tel*Link Inmate Call Settlement Website
Claims Administrator:
Angeion Group
James v. GTL Administrator
PO Box 30128
Philadelphia, PA 19103
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