TCPA
CR England Trucking Company Telemarketing TCPA Settlement
CR England, Inc., a trucking company, is settling a class action alleging it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The complaint alleged that it sent recruitment text messages to consumer cell phones and continued to send them after the cell phone owners texted, “Stop” or the like. Read more
WeCompete Unwanted Solicitation Text Messages TCPA Class Action
According to this complaint, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) “has explained that calls motivated in part by the intent to sell property, goods, or services are considered telemarketing under the TCPA”—that is, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The calls do not even need to explicitly mention a good, product, or service. This class action brings Read more
Travel Resorts of America Cell Calls on Camping Membership TCPA Class Action
Travel Resorts of America, Inc. has a “membership-based camping service.” According to the complaint for this class action, it markets that service by telemarketing. The complaint alleges that in sending unsolicited, prerecorded calls to consumers, the company has violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Read more
Abacus Data Systems Unwanted Text Messages TCPA Settlement
Abacus Data Systems, Inc. is paying close to $2 million to settle a class action alleging that it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). According to the complaint, it sent consumers telemarketing text messages without first getting their permission; it may also have sent such messages to persons whose numbers were on the National Read more
HOSOPO Horizon Solar Power TCPA Settlement
HOSOPO Corporation, which does business as Horizon Solar Power, is paying $800,000 to settle a class action alleging it violated the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the Massachusetts General Laws, by placing unsolicited telemarketing calls to consumers using an automated telephone dialing system. Read more
Car Warranty Companies’ Unwanted Calls to Cell Phones TCPA Class Action
In this class action, three companies are alleged to have made telemarketing calls in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The three—Hard Tack, Inc., Dealer Renewal Services, and Royal Administration Services, Inc.—have roles in selling, marketing, or finance vehicle service contracts. The complaint claims they try to sell these contracts by placing calls Read more
Investment Fraud Protection Bureau Cell Phone Calls TCPA Class Action
The complaint for this class action identifies the Investment Fraud Protection Bureau as “a company offering alternative investment research for investors…” The complaint also asserts that it offers unwanted telemarketing calls to consumer cell phones, in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Read more
Insight Consulting Faxes: Conversion, Trespass to Chattels, Says TCPA Class Action
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) forbids businesses from telemarketing to consumers except under certain conditions. The law has rules governing not only regular voice calls but also faxes and text messages. This class action alleges that Insight Consulting Group, LLC violated the TCPA and other laws when it sent advertising faxes to consumers. Read more
ADT Unsolicited Cell Phone and DNC Calls TCPA Class Action
Most people know of ADT, Inc. as a company that sells home and business security hardware and monitoring services. The complaint for this class action alleges, “To generate sales and subscribers, ADT relies on a network of third-party authorized dealers like Defendant Safe Streets, who in turn rely on telemarketing conducted by sales lead generators Read more
Smith Medical Partners Unwanted Faxes Settlement
Smith Medical Partners, LLC and H. D. Smith, LLC is settling a class action alleging that they sent unsolicited fax advertisements to consumers, in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The faxes also did not contain the opt-out notice required by the law. Read more