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WILKINS v. NBC

No. B109530.

84 Cal.Rptr.2d 329 (1999)

71 Cal.App.4th 1066

Stephen F. WILKINS, et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Three.

Review Denied July 21, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neville L. Johnson & Associates, Neville L. Johnson; David A. Elder for Plaintiffs and Appellants Stephen F. Wilkins and Thomas R. Scott.

Anne H. Egerton; Irell & Manella LLP and Henry Shields, Jr., Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents National Broadcasting Company, Inc., Jane Pauley, Lea Thompson, San Diego, Jack Cloherty and Sandra Surles.

KITCHING, J.

This case arises from a 1994 Dateline NBC news report that investigated the then-growing practice of charging for services on so-called "toll-free" 800 lines, often without the knowledge of the person billed for the services. Many of the 800 lines provided the caller with access to 900-number type adult entertainment lines. SimTel Communications (SimTel) leased and programmed 800 and 900 lines, and then sold them to investors.

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