Settlement Structure: Claims Made
Active: Closed
Closed Settlement Statement:
According to court documents, the claim submission deadline has passed. Please contact the claims administrator if you have any questions.
Case Summary:SmartPay Leasing, Inc. has agreed to settle a class action alleging it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The complaint claimed that SmartPay sent unwanted text messages to consumer cell phones without first getting the cell phone owners’ permission and after the cell phone owners had texted “STOP” in response.
Docket Number:17-cv-3421-WHA
Company: SmartPay Leasing Inc.
Filing Deadline: January 1, 2100
Class Period: September 29, 2016 to June 13, 2017
Objection Deadline: December 16, 2019
Exclusion Deadline: December 16, 2019
Final Approval Hearing: January 16, 2020
Proof of Purchase:The company’s records are being used to identify class members. There are no claim forms.
Eligibility:You may be eligible if
- You are a person in the US
- To whose cell phone
- SmartPay sent a text message
- Using Twilio’s platform
- Between September 29, 2015 and June 13, 2017
- After you had texted “STOP” in response to a previous message.
Pro-rata share of the net settlement fund, estimated to be $245 per person.
Total Settlement Amount: $8,679,000
Class Representative Proposed Incentive Fee:$7,500
Law Firm:
Law Offices of Ronald A. Marron
Case Name: Esparza v. SmartPay Leasing, Inc.
Settlement Website: SmartPay Leasing Unwanted Texts TCPA Settlement Website
Claims Administrator:
Heffler Claims Group
Esparza v. SmartPay Leasing Inc.
c/o Heffler Claims Group
P.O. Box 58817
Philadelphia, PA 19102-8817
1-844-412-1943