Use of artificial or pre-recorded voice

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

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

Broadleaf Marketing Calls to Do Not Call Numbers TCPA Class Action

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is meant to protect consumers from unwanted telemarketing calls, even if those calls are disguised as something else. The complaint for this class action claims that Broadleaf Marketing & SEO, LLC, using the name Web Listing Solutions, made calls to consumers on the National Do Not Call Registry that  Read more

Direct Energy Prerecorded Voice Calls to Cell Phones TCPA Class Action

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) has been in effect since 1991.Yet even today, thirty years later, some companies still make illegal telemarketing calls, to the annoyance of consumers. The complaint for this class action alleges that Direct Energy, LP makes telemarketing calls using artificial or prerecorded voices, in violation of the TCPA.  Read more

ECM Marketing Cell Phone Telemarketing TCPA Settlement

This settlement resolves a class action claiming that ECM Marketing, Inc. violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which regulates the calls that businesses can make to consumers. The complaint alleged that ECA violated the TCPA by (1) using an automatic telephone dialing system to call people on their cell phones without first getting their  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