May Phone Company's Customers Pursue Class Action for Unauthorized Third-Party Charges on Their Bills?

Stammco, LLC, et al. v. United Telephone Co. of Ohio et al., Case no. 2008-1822

6th District Court of Appeals (Fulton County)

ISSUE: Under the Ohio rule of civil procedure that authorizes "class action" lawsuits, may a group of phone company customers who had unauthorized third-party charges added to their phone bills combine their damage claims against the phone company into a single court action, or must each customer file a separate lawsuit?