Smartphone Price-Fixing Class Action Settlement

Photo Credit: Unsplash | Updated: May 30, 2023

Claim Form Deadline: Pending

Payout: Varies

Proof required: No

Method of payment: Mailed Check

What's This Settlement About?

An estimated $5 Billion class action lawsuit that affects 250 Million Americans has been filed against Qualcomm, an American processor chip manufacturer, which owns patents critical to widely used 3G, 4G, LTE, and 5G mobile technology. The lawsuit claims that Qualcomm allegedly violated state and federal antitrust laws in the United States, harming competition and directly causing consumers to overpay for cell phones for years.

Qualcomm potentially engaged in anti-competitive conduct that raised the price consumers paid for mobile phones. The cell phones involved in this litigation include phones with CDMA and LTE technologies. This includes phones manufactured and sold by all of the top smartphone manufacturers and companies such as Apple, Samsung, LG, Motorola, and ZTE. Below is a list of the manufacturers involved in this class action lawsuit. A full list of all smartphone models included in this class action can be found on the class action administration claim form website (see at the bottom of this page).

Smartphone Manufacturer
Samsung
Apple
Coolpad
HTC
Huawei
Kyocera
Lenovo
LG
Motorola
Microsoft
Nokia
Sony
TCL
ZTE
Alcatel
BlackBerry

How Do I Qualify?

You are included in this class action if you are in the United States, and you purchased or paid for a UMTS, CDMA (including cdmaOne and CDMA2000) and/or LTE smartphone for your personal use from February 11, 2011.

Phones that were included as part of the purchase of a wireless network services contract are included in this class action as well as single purchases. These contracts are typically offered from some of the largest conglomerate wireless providers such as Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, or Sprint as part of marketing to get contract signups.

What If I Don't Qualify?

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How Do I File a Claim?

Register in this class action for potential reward online HERE. The lawsuit is currently pending in Court; The latest trial was ruled in Qualcomm's favor in the 9th circuit court in 2021. Qualcomm's due process was ruled as having been harmed due to the massive breadth and scope of the case involving almost every single cell phone purchaser in the U.S. dating back more than a decade. As a result, the trial is currently pending appeal in lower courts.

Filing Class Action Settlement Claims

Please note that your claim form will be rejected if you submit a settlement claim with fraudulent information. By providing this information and your sworn statement of its veracity, you agree to do so under the penalty of perjury. You would also be harming others that actually qualify for the class action settlement. If you are not sure whether or not you qualify for this class action settlement, visit the class action administrator's website below. OpenClassActions.com is only providing information and is not a class action administrator or a law firm. OpenClassActions is a participant in the Amazon affiliate advertising program and this post may contain affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission or fees if you make a purchase via those links.