Unsolicited Telephone Calls

Litigation Practice Unwanted Telemarketing TCPA Class Action

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the complaint for this class action alleges in its first paragraph, “was a response to Americans ‘outraged over the proliferation of intrusive, nuisance calls to their homes from telemarketers[.]’” But consumers, it seems are still being outraged: The complaint alleges that the Litigation Practice Group, PC made unsolicited telemarketing  Read more

Pepsi Prerecorded Voice Telemarketing Calls TCPA Class Action

This class action brings suit against PepsiCo, Inc. and Quail Mountain Coffee & Vending, which does business as Pepsi-Cola Bottling (PCB), claiming that the companies have violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The complaint alleges that the companies have done this by making unsolicited telemarketing calls using an artificial or prerecorded voice.  Read more

Venture Solar Capital Telemarketing to Do Not Call Numbers TCPA Class Action

When Congress passed the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), it observed that “[u]nrestricted telemarketing … can be an intrusive invasion of privacy[.]” But the complaint for this class action alleges that Venture Solar Capital, LLC violates the TCPA, because it makes telemarketing calls to numbers listed on the National Do Not Call Registry.  Read more

Santander Consumer 145 Calls to Wrong Number TCPA Class Action

Santander Consumer USA, Inc. makes auto loans, and it also makes telephone calls trying to collect amounts owed on auto loans. The complaint for this class action alleges that Santander sometimes also calls wrong numbers, “badgering” people about accounts that do not belong to them, in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).  Read more

Allstate Insurance Telemarketing Settlement

Allstate Insurance Company is settling a class action alleging that it is liable for prohibited telemarketing calls made by AGAX Leads using an automatic telephone dialing system. Also, according to the complaint, some of the calls were made to telephone numbers that were on the National Do Not Call Registry.  Read more

Sirius XM Telemarketing Calls Florida FTSA Class Action

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. is a satellite and online radio broadcaster which, according to the complaint for this class action, tries to recruit customers for its services by making telephone solicitation calls. The complaint alleges that the company has been making unwanted calls to consumers in Florida, using a prerecorded message, in violation of the  Read more

A3 Smart Home 200 Unwanted Robocalls to Wrong Party TCPA Class Action

The complaint for this class action quotes from a Supreme Court case’s findings: “Americans passionately disagree about many things. But they are largely united in their disdain for robocalls.” The complaint alleges that A3 Smart Home, LP made some 200 robocalls to a consumer’s phone number without permission, in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection  Read more

Alpha Gas and Electric Unwanted Telemarketing Calls TCPA Class Action

Alpha Gas and Electric, LLC is in the Energy Choice Ohio program, offering to supply Ohio consumers with electricity and natural gas. The complaint for this class action alleges that Alpha tries to find customers by telemarketing, but in doing so, it violates 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

Yodel Technologies Telemarketing Calls Settlement

This settlement partially resolves a class action against NorthStar Alarm Services, LLC and Yodel Technologies, LLC. The complaint alleged that the companies violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by placing prerecorded telemarketing calls to residential telephone numbers. The current settlement is with Yodel only.  Read more