Tag: TCPA

Verde Energy USA Unwanted Telemarketing Calls TCPA Class Action

Verde Energy USA, Inc. is an energy supply company. The complaint for this class action alleges that Verde tries to find customers by telemarketing in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)—and that this is not the first time it has been sued for violating the Act. Read more

Titan Mutual Lending Unwanted Cell Phone Calls TCPA Class Action

Congress passed the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to help protect the privacy of ordinary people by forbidding telemarketers from intruding on them without their permission. The complaint for this class action alleges that Titan Mutual Lending, Inc. does not comply with the law in its telemarketing. Read more

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Open World Minefaire Unwanted Text Messages TCPA Class Action

When Congress passed the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) in 1991, telemarketers were calling more than 18 million Americans per day. According to this complaint, by 2003 and despite the law, telemarketers are calling 104 million Americans every day. The complaint opens a class action alleging that Open World, Inc. sends telemarketing text messages to Read more

Beyond Meat and PETA Text Messages to Cell Phones TCPA Class Action

Beyond Meat, Inc. has an interesting business: It makes alternatives to food products that come from animals. It’s not surprising, then, that they have partnered in at least one activity with the nonprofit group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Unfortunately, that that activity is alleged to be sending consumers unwanted text messages, Read more

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Medical Waste Services Unwanted Faxes TCPA Settlement

Medical Waste Services, LLC has decided to settle a class action alleging that it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The complaint alleged that the company sent unwanted advertising faxes that did not contain the required opt-out notice to parties that had not given their express invitation or permission and that did not have Read more

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Checkers Unwanted Text Messages Settlement

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. is settling a class action alleging it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by sending unwanted text messages to consumers via an automatic telephone dialing system without first getting their permission. Additionally, the plaintiff in this case claims that the message she was sent offered her a coupon, but that Read more

Xpress Web Marketing Unwanted Cell Phone Calls TPCA Class Action

Despite the visceral dislike of many consumers for telemarketing calls, many companies still like to use it to try to gain customers. They may do so—if they obey the regulations and limitations in place for telemarketers under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The complaint for this class action alleges that Xpress Web Marketing does Read more

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KS Statebank Text Messages to Promote Mortgage Business TCPA Class Action

What is it about telemarketing that makes it attractive to financing companies? The complaint for this class action alleges that KS Statebank Corporation, a mortgage originator and bank, has sent text messages to consumers in a way that violates the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Read more

American Honda Finance Alleged Debt Collection TCPA, FDCPA Class Action

Even debt collectors must obey the provisions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The complaint for this class action alleges that American Honda Finance Corporation violated the TCPA as well as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and California’s Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (RFDCPA) in trying to collect alleged debts from Read more

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FCA US Cell Phone Calls About Recall to Non-Owner of Recalled Vehicles TCPA Lawsuit

The rules and regulations for the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) say that the act “is designed to protect consumer privacy by prohibiting, among other things, autodialed calls to cellular phones without the ‘prior express written consent’ of the called party.” Nevertheless, the complaint for this lawsuit alleges that FCA US, LLC—formerly known as Chrysler—does Read more