Use of artificial or pre-recorded voice

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

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

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

Ford Motor Credit Wrong Number Calls TCPA Class Action

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) tries to protect consumers from unwanted telemarketing. However, the complaint for this class action alleges that the Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC, which does business as Ford Credit, still makes unwanted calls to consumers, including making calls to people other than those it is purportedly seeking, and making such  Read more

Eaton Vance Telemarketing to Cancer Patient TCPA Class Action

The National Do Not Call Registry is part of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and its accompanying regulations. It is intended to allow consumers to exclude themselves from telemarketers’ lists, so that they do not have to receive telemarketing calls. However, the complaint for this class action alleges that Eaton Vance Corporation places telemarketing  Read more

US Mortgage Corp. Telemarketing Calls TCPA Class Action

US Mortgage Corporation is in the business of providing home mortgage loans to consumers, or so the complaint for this class action believes. It also alleges that US Mortgage Corporation violates the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), by placing unsolicited automated telemarketing calls to consumer cell phones.  Read more

Kai Data Unwanted Telemarketing Cell Phone Calls TCPA Class Action

Who is Kai Data, LLC? The complaint for this class action alleges it is a “data mining system” that serves real estate companies—and that it violates the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).  Read more

SunPower and Modernize Unwanted Telemarketing Calls TCPA Class Action

In 1991, when Congress passed the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), telemarketers were making more than 18 million calls to Americans every day. By 2003, that number had risen to 104 million per day. Industry data suggests that by June 2020, calls had increased to 3.3 billion per month. The complaint for this class action  Read more

Credit One Bank Prerecorded Calls Violate the TCPA Class Action

Telemarketing is not illegal, but the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) puts limitations and requirements on its practice. The complaint for this class action alleges that Credit One Bank, NA violated the TCPA when it place prerecorded calls to consumers.  Read more