Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against AT&T by Texas Journalists and Lawyers

[Robbien]

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2006--On May 18, 2006, a class action lawsuit was filed against AT&T, Inc., by Austin attorney R. James George, with George & Brothers, LLP, in the local division of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (James C. Harrington, Richard A. Grigg, Louis Black, The Austin Chronicle, Michael Kentor, et al. v. AT&T, Inc., Case No. A06CA374LY). The suit was filed on behalf of Texas subscribers or customers who have had telephone records divulged by AT&T to the National Security Agency (NSA) and includes subclasses of journalists, reporters, newspaper editors, and lawyers, all of whom are duty-bound to maintain confidentiality with respect to their sources and clients.

One of the lead plaintiffs, attorney Richard A. Grigg, currently represents an individual detained in the U.S. Government's detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Though he may not communicate with his client over the phone, Mr. Grigg uses AT&T telecommunications equipment and services to communicate with other habeas attorneys concerning his client and his client's case.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/conws/3875610.html

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

1. Excellent...

...! eom

[Erika]

2. Gitmo needs to be destroyed.

Nor should have it ever existed. There is absolutely no proof anyone ever detained there was a threat to the U.S. It was all histrionics by W to be used as a justification for his empire building.

[EFerrari]

6. Red Cross estimates more than 80% of those poor people

never even pointed a weapon at a GI.

[babylonsister]

3. I hope I fall into this category, and hope you'll post this in the TX

forum!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=180

[Robbien]

4. There is an email address & telephone number

at the link to see if you can be included in the class action.

[Bozita]

5. Bushies despise class action suits, the little guy's last chance...

... at justice. The chance to get back at them.

Nothing keeps them more honest than a class action lawsuit.

[tirechewer]

7. I have a question.....

Cingular took over AT&T recently. At&T was the loser in the takeover and Cingular kept their equipment and their name. How do I find out if Cingular was turning over their cell phone information before the takeover? I really doubt that they would step forward and say so if they were.

I am sitting here trying to figure this out because I have a two year agreement with Cingular that I have to satisfy. But if they were giving away phone records I would rather pay the penalties for breaking the contract and go to Qwest, who refused to make their records available. I figure I should put my money where my mouth is, so to speak. ;)