Suits filed for cooperating with NSA

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AP NewsBreak: NJ lawyers sue Verizon for giving records to NSA

By BETH DeFALCO, Associated Press Writer
Published: Friday, May 12, 2006
Updated: Friday, May 12, 2006

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Two New Jersey public interest lawyers sued Verizon Communications Inc. for $5 billion Friday, claiming the phone carrier violated privacy laws by turning over phone records to the National Security Agency for a secret government surveillance program.

Attorneys Bruce Afran and Carl Mayer filed the lawsuit Friday afternoon in federal district court in Manhattan, where Verizon is headquartered.

Verizon sued for cooperating with NSA

Here Come The Lawsuits
Liz Moyer, 05.12.06, 4:12 PM ET

The debate over the legality of a government program to collect information on millions of telephone calls, using data provided by three of the biggest U.S. telecommunications companies, continued today, but one thing was sure: Qwest Communications didn't think it was a good idea.

And neither does a major watchdog organization that's already sued to protect customer data gathered by phone companies.

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