TCPA

OpenTable Unwanted Text Messages TCPA Class Action

When Congress passed the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), it found that “the evidence presented to the Congress indicates that automated or prerecorded calls are a nuisance and an invasion of privacy, regardless of the type of call…” The complaint for this class action brings suit against OpenTable, Inc. for sending out such nuisances, alleging  Read more

Rauner Political Campaign and Unlawful Calls TCPA Settlement

This settlement resolves a class action against a political campaign and its candidate, Bruce Rauner. The complaint alleged that they violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) when they placed calls and delivered prerecorded messages via ringless voicemails to consumer cell phones.  Read more

Loandepot.com Calls to Debtor’s Cell Phone TCPA, FCCPA Class Action

Even debt collectors and businesses undertaking foreclosure actions must obey federal and state rules about placing telephone calls to consumers. The complaint for this class action alleges that Loandepot.com, LLC violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) in placing telephone calls to a mortgage borrower.  Read more

Hippo Insurance Unwanted Prerecorded Calls TCPA Class Action

Hippo Enterprises, Inc. goes under the name Hippo Insurance when it sells its insurance products in the US. Unfortunately, the complaint for this class action alleges that it tries to sell those products by placing prerecorded telemarketing calls to consumers without first obtaining their prior express written consent, in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection  Read more

Penn Credit Corporation Prerecorded Messages TCPA Settlement

Penn Credit Corporation is settling a class action for $4,675,000 for leaving a prerecorded voicemail message on consumers’ cell phone without their consent. The complaint alleged that in doing this, Penn Credit violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).  Read more

Discover Financial Services Unwanted Telemarketing Calls TCPA Class Action

Discover Financial Services, Inc., this complaint alleges, violates the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by telemarketing to consumers who have not given it permission to do so. The complaint alleges that the company made repeated calls to the plaintiff in this case, even after he had changed his telephone number.  Read more

Arrivia, AMG Unwanted Vacation Telemarketing Calls TCPA Class Action

This class action brings suit against Arrivia, Inc. and Allen Marketing Group, Inc. (AMG) for violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The complaint alleges that the companies placed telemarketing calls to consumers on the National Do Not Call Registry, in violation of the TCPA.  Read more

Debt Collector CMRE Violates Both TCPA and FDCPA Class Action

Automated debt collection calls may be annoying, but they’re much more annoying when they’re about someone else’s debt. The complaint for this class action alleges that CMRE Financial Services, Inc. places repeated automated calls to consumers, even after being told the calls are reaching the wrong people. The complaint claims CMRE is violating both the  Read more

Physician Compassionate Care Text Messages Settlement

Physician Compassionate Care, LLC, which does business as DocMJ, is settling a class action alleging it sent telemarketing text messages to consumer mobile phones without the consumers’ consent. The complaint alleged the company violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).  Read more

Fisher Investments Unwanted Cell Phone Calls TCPA Class Action

Who is Fisher Investments, Inc.? The complaint quotes the company’s website to call it a “fee-only investment adviser serving institutional and private clients globally.” But the complaint for this class action alleges that Fisher violates the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by placing automated telemarketing calls to consumer cell phones, without first getting the owners’  Read more