Facts

Sprint Solutions Inc. and Sprint Communications Co. L.P. (collectively, Sprint) sued Pacific Cellupage Inc., Yousef Saghian aka Joseph Saghian, Daniel Saghian, and Navid Davidian aka Navid Dawudian, in connection with an allegedly unlawful scheme to profit from Sprint phones.

PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS:
Defendants allegedly perpetrated a fraudulent scheme by, among other things, acquiring subsidized Sprint phones through the use of "runners" and "credit mules" and then selling and re-selling those phones multiple times outside of the country, causing monetary and reputational damages to Sprint while allowing defendants to collect ill-gotten profits. Plaintiff asserted causes of action for unfair competition, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage, tortious interference with contractual relationships, civil conspiracy, common law fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, trafficking in computer passwords, unauthorized access, unauthorized access with intent to defraud, federal trademark infringement, federal common law trademark infringement and false advertising, contributory trademark infringement, conversion, and unfair competition in violation of California Business & Professions Code.

DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS:
Defendants denied the allegations and asserted various affirmative defenses.

Result

The parties reached a $250,000 confidential settlement.