Sprint Can Enforce Arbitration in Suit Over Late Fees

Sprint Nextel can enforce an arbitration provision against the plaintiff in a class action alleging that Sprint assessed improper late fees on its cellphone users, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri held Nov. 26 (Davis v. Sprint Nextel Corp., W.D. Mo., No. 12-01023-CV-W-DW).

The plaintiff filed a class action in Missouri state court alleging that Sprint Nextel Corp. and other defendants (collectively referred to as “Sprint”) charged improper late fees to cellphone users in violation of Missouri law. Sprint removed the case to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act, and moved to ...