Judge Allows Class-Action Against Yahoo Over Text Messages

Yahoo Inc. was ordered by a Chicago federal judge to face a class action lawsuit accusing the Internet company of sending unsolicited text messages to Sprint Corp cellphone users in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. U.S. District Judge Manish Shah said the users could sue as a group over messages sent in March 2013 because their claims had enough in common.

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