A $1.2 billion federal class action suit has been filed against Sprint Nextel, claiming the wireless carrier's termination fees violate the Federal Communications Act as well as statutory law in all 50 states.

The legal action follows a similar California court case against Sprint filed by the same attorney, Scott Bursor, this past summer. In July, a jury in Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, found that Sprint's termination fees were justified, but the court judge then overruled the jury finding. The judge ordered Sprint to refund $73 million to about 1.9 million customers who were charged contract termination fees, ranging from $150 to $200, on or before March 17, 2007.

Sprint has filed a formal objection, which is not a formal appeal, to overturn the judge's decision.

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