Class Action Lawsuits Filed Over Sidekick Disaster
We all knew it wouldn’t be long before lawsuits were filed over the Sidekick outage and data loss. As Microsoft/Danger still struggles to restore data and get things back up and stable, people are already filing lawsuits, “claiming negligence and false claims.”
A suit filed for a Bakersfield, CA man and “all others similarly situated” says that Danger failed to handle Sidekick user’s data and that they advertised in a misleading manner. He’s asking for monetary damages as well as the court to order Microsoft to fix the Sidekick service or offer a full refund. The attorney handling the case was quoted as saying: “We are hopeful that T-Mobile and the rest of the defendants will do the right thing, use this as an opportunity to redesign the system as a new standard for cloud computing storage, and provide full compensation for the data loss.”
Another class action law suit (PDF of filing) was filed for Maureen Thompson and again “all others similarly situated” against T-Mobile/Danger/Microsoft for the outage and loss of data. Same sort of thing.
And there’s yet another suit (PDF) filed by Oren Rosenthal against T-Mobile for the negligence, breach of contract, blah blah blah.
Should be interesting to see how these play out. If you hear of any others, let us know over on skfail.com‘s Lawsuit forum.
October 14th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Just got off the phone with T-mobile. 2 reps told me they now found a way to get all our data back and we can expect it to arrive over the air.
October 14th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
It was only a matter of time; kind of surprised that it was so soon. Then again, nah, not really. I still don’t have any contacts, and I’m about to pop my SIM in my G1.
Sidekicks were cool until they became unreliable.
October 14th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Sidekick stomps g1 ass.
October 14th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
How’d He Manage To Take A Pic Of That.?
From My Experiences, That Screen Shows For About A Second, And ONLY A Second. So Really, How’d You Get A Pic Of That.? What Does It Say.?!
October 14th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
That screen shot, it happen to 3 of the SK’s I had, I am actually on my 6th replacement since the new SK came out.
October 14th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
I better receive all of my contacts back. I’m surprised that tmobile hasn’t quickly came outand told us that they have found a new way to retrieve out contacts (if what was said above was the truth).
Long live the Sidekick! ..aka 1/3 of T-Mobile’s customer base!
October 14th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
THAT HAPPEN TO MY FRIENDS SIDEKICK LX 2009 SHES ON HERE 2ND AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN!
October 14th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Im going to file one too!We all should but I have an LX so ill settle for a 2009.If you call them and act ignorant enough they’ll probably give you one.
October 14th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Rest in peace Sidekicks, You will not be missed, Loving my new Blackberry 8900, Feel sorry for the lady who has a Tattoo of a sidekick lmao!
Microsoft murdered the Sidekick……
October 14th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
Uh…lawsuits? Really? Looks like our data is about to magically appear and they’re gonna come out wit a “aw we were just kidding u guys” approach. This stuff is getting old. Quit playing w/my freakin sidekick! She aint do nuttin to nobody!
October 14th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Well, I still don’t have my personal data back, and I have no problem getting in on a class action suit. Since a few have already been filed, and they added in “and others similarly effected” or whatever, all other sidekick users have to do is get in contact with the law offices doing the already filed class actions
October 15th, 2009 at 12:19 am
As mad as I am about all my data being lost, I don’t think that T-Mobile should get sued. I’m happy with the compensation they gave me (allowing me to have an upgrade to a different phone) and T-Mobile still does have the cheapest service out there. If they get sued, how are they gonna keep their low rates? We are all for the most part staying with T-Mobile and not switching over so I think a lawsuit is just gonna end up hurting us in the end.
October 15th, 2009 at 5:35 am
how do i get in on a class action lawsuit
October 15th, 2009 at 7:21 am
I just want my freaking Emails to work! Geez!
October 15th, 2009 at 8:35 am
honestly the more and more t-mobile keeps messing up the more and more Microsoft is gonna sell danger & the sidekick to 2 companies and we all know that att and or verizon might get the sidekick which the should because tmobile has been messed up for years now so might as well happen
October 15th, 2009 at 9:33 am
I don’t think they derserved 2 be sued.They gave ppl affected a free month of service which rarely happens.I’m gonna stick with the sidekick until its officialy over.I’ve had blackberrys n othr devices but the sidekick is better 2 me,even though it lacks some of the media/support other phones have.
October 15th, 2009 at 9:56 am
A free month of service or 100 dollar gift card is hardly worth the 7 years worth of contacts I lost!! How much did you lose Rico?
October 15th, 2009 at 9:58 am
the sidekick is back…I know it
October 15th, 2009 at 9:59 am
On October 15, we released a communication on the T-Mobile Forums on behalf of Microsoft/Danger apologizing for the recent problems with the Sidekick service and to let Sidekick customers know that Microsoft/Danger has recovered most, if not all, customer data for Sidekick customers whose data was affected by the recent outage.
For those Sidekick customers who experienced data loss, Microsoft/Danger will begin restoring customer’s personal data as soon as possible, starting with personal contacts once they have validated the data and restoration plan. T-Mobile will notify customers via text message once their contacts are ready. After contacts are restored, Microsoft/Danger will continue working around the clock to restore other data (i.e., calendar entries, notes, tasks, photographs, high scores) as quickly as possible.
Sidekick customers should continue to visit the T-Mobile Sidekick Forums (www.t-mobile.com/sidekick) on a regular basis to access the latest updates on data restoration, as well as any steps they may need to take.
October 15th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Somebody hook me up with a lawyer i’m down for the lawsuit i don’t think the sidekick will ever be what it was. I want my data back!!!!
October 15th, 2009 at 10:39 am
Who do I contact to involved in the class action suit?
October 15th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
hot damn
https://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2251340/mobile-sued-sidekick-loss
October 15th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
https://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10375994-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1001_3-0-5
ha haaa smh
October 15th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
an i still got this pace of shti sk09 lol usein it as a door stop….. cus i dont trust them
an its funny how the bitkh hear Class Action Lawsuits an all of a sudden pow they found hr data hoe yu still goin 2 get sued an im putin my hancock on every one an mailin that shit off remeber he got that shti 4 500mill yu think he tryin 2 pay the small guys no.. they goin 2 pull the data out they azz 2 not pay out any type of $$$$$$$ he mr xp vista windows an on an on.. you get the point……. let take a stand i want this 2 make date line an 20%20 so we can see what happen from the start………… whos with me!!!!!!!!!!!
October 18th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Idk I think im w. U but I really couldn’t spend anymore time trying to figure out what on earth you just said. Haha
November 3rd, 2009 at 12:23 am
Well mmm I have a question my sidekick 2008 keeps on freezing when I go to my address book its really dumb and annoying someone help text me or email me
209 509 6001
Lynzeesmith1986@yahoo.com
Thank u very much holla please I need help