A lawsuit against Sprint Nextel and Level 3 in Idaho...
A lawsuit against Sprint Nextel and Level 3 in Idaho argued that people who own or owned land next to or under railroad rights of way in the state may be eligible for payments. A preliminary approval of a proposed…
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settlement was granted by the U.S. District Court in Boise. The suit alleged that, before installing the telecom equipment, the communications companies were required to obtain consent from those landowners who owned the land under the rights of way. Sprint and Level 3 contended that the permissions granted by the railroads were sufficient, even where the railroad didn’t own all property rights in the rights of way, and denied any wrongdoing. The proposed settlement would provide cash payments to qualifying class members based on various factors. Those factors would include: The length of the right of way where the cable is installed, the length of time they owned the property, and whether the right of way was created by a federal land grant. The proposed settlement would also provide Sprint and Level 3 with a permanent telecom easement, which would allow the companies to use the railroad rights of way for their telecom equipment.