Comment on Verizon refused to unlock man’s iPhone, so he sued the carrier and won

Veedem@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Lemming6969@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Wonder how he got this done. Hiring a lawyer and setting this up and going to court can cost tens of thousands of dollars.

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  • Veedem@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Roach estimated he spent 20 or so hours on the suit, including arranging to have a summons served on Verizon and arguing his case in a court hearing. Roach didn’t get much of a payout considering the amount of time he spent, “but it wasn’t about that,” he said.

    He did it himself and the ruling includes compensating for the costs associated with.

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    • Lemming6969@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Usually the lawsuit itself isn’t considered damages. Maybe in this case he was awarded something, but usually it costs a ton. You get what you sued for awarded, but often nothing else. At 20 hours for self service, which isn’t possible for most people to deal with properly, you’re in for at least that plus cost appearance fee… Maybe 500/hr from a lawyer all in starting… 10,000 minimum. This guy got his out of pocket costs covered and probably not all of them, but nothing for time.

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