Class Actions

JPMorgan Agrees To $2.25 Million TCPA Class Action Settlement

Faced with possible fines in excess of $121 million, JPMorgan Chase agreed to a $2.25 million TCPA class action settlement. The financial services firm was accused of violating the TCPA by autodialing over 200,000 cell phones after their customers had already verbally revoked consent.

Court Decertifies TCPA Class Action Against Yahoo

The court which had initially certified a class action, found that significant questions about “consent” constituted grounds to decertify the class. The case is Johnson v. Yahoo!, Inc..

TCPA Watch List: Issues For 2018

The TCPA continues as the statute of choice among plaintiffs and class action attorneys. Many of the problems that were inherent of the TCPA in 2017 are still with us as we move forward into what we expect to be a better year for businesses and telemarketing in particular.

Single Unanswered Telemarketing Call Triggers TCPA Lawsuit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently ruled that a single pre-recorded message left on someone’s voicemail is cause for a TCPA lawsuit.

Court Dismisses Kohl’s TCPA Class Action

The New Jersey district federal court dismissed a putative class action against Kohl’s Department Stores. In its decision, the court rejected the plaintiff’s claim that sentence long opt-out replies to automated text messages were a “reasonable” method for revoking consent under the TCPA.

Dish Network’s Damages TREBLED for TCPA Violation

The federal court denied Dish Network’s motion to reduce or set aside the trebled damages awarded in Krakauer v. Dish Network. Dish ordered to pay treble damages of $61.5 million to class members in a TCPA lawsuit.

$9 Million TCPA Class Action Settlement Against Pivotal Payments

Pivotal Payments, Inc., a Texas-based payment processor, will pay $9 million to resolve a class action brought by Abante Rooter and Plumbing Inc. The settlement agreement ends the lawsuit accusing Pivotal Payments of violated the TCPA.

$9.8 M TCPA Class Action Settlement for ACE American Insurance

ACE American Insurance agreed to a $9.8 million TCPA class action settlement. ACE allegedly used contact lists provided by two banks which resulted in them calling consumers who were registered on the Do Not Call Registry.

Uber $20 Million Class Action Settlement

Uber’s $20 Million Settlement Ends Texting Lawsuit

Maria Vergara filed the lawsuit against Uber on August 7, 2015. She alleged receiving at least eight unsolicited text messages asking her to complete the sign-up process for Uber’s rideshare service, even though she had never signed up for an Uber account.

80 Lawsuits – A Serial Litigator’s Success Story

He calls himself a private attorney general—someone who files lawsuits in the public interest. But debt collection agencies have another name for him … Serial Litigator. Craig Cunningham has filed over 80 consumer protection lawsuits against companies that made the mistake of calling him on past due debts.

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