Wrong number calls

Fingerhut, Gettington “Wrong Party” Texts TCPA Settlement

Bluestem Brands, Inc., the parent company of Fingerhut and Gettington, is paying over $5 million to settle a second recent class action alleging that it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The complaint alleged that Bluestem sent unwanted text messages to numbers that it had coded as “wrong party” numbers.   Read more

Fingerhut, Gettington, PayCheck Direct TCPA Settlement

Bluestem Brands, Inc. is paying a round $1 million to settle a class action alleging it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The complaint claimed that Bluestem placed calls to consumer cell phones that did not have accounts with its Fingerhut, Gettington, or PayCheck Direct companies. In doing so, it used automated equipment that  Read more

LoanCare Daily Cell Phone Calls to Wrong Parties TCPA Class Action

Automatically-dialed calls are annoying, but even more annoying are automatically-dialed calls intended for other persons. The complaint for this class action alleges that LoanCare, LLC made automatically-dialed calls to consumer cell phones without permission, in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).  Read more

I3 Group Student Debt Collection Calls to Cell Phones TCPA Class Action

Even debt collection companies must obey the provisions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)—and violations are all the more maddening when the person who receives the calls is not the person who owes money. The complaint for this class action alleges that the I3 Group, LLC violated the law when it called consumers without  Read more

Comcast 143 Calls to Wrong Cell Phone Number TCPA Class Action

Sometimes companies insist on calling consumers’ cell phones not because they’re trying to telemarket to them, but because they’re trying to reach other parties who are not at that number. Even so, the complaint for this class action notes that this is still a violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).  Read more

Flagship Credit Acceptance TCPA Settlement

Flagship Credit Acceptance is paying $4 million to settle a class action alleging it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The complaint alleged that Flagship called the plaintiff on his cell phone using an automatic dialing system and prerecorded voice without consent, and that it continued to call him even after he told the  Read more

Comenity Bank Card Accounts Wrong Number Calls TCPA Class Action

Unwanted calls from companies are annoying, but they’re even more annoying when they’re intended for a different person. The complaint for this class action claims that Comenity Bank repeatedly placed wrong-number calls to consumer cell phones, looking for different parties than the one called.  Read more

NPAS Solutions Wrong Number TCPA Settlement

This settlement resolves a class action that alleges that NPAS Solutions violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by placing wrong-number calls to consumer cell phones using an automatic dialing system.   Read more

IC System TCPA Settlement

IC System, Inc. has agreed to pay more than $3 million to resolve a class action alleging that it placed calls to consumer cell phones in violation of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Some of the persons called were called more than once, even after being identified and coded as a wrong number.   Read more

Bill Me Later Wrong Number Cell Phone Calls TCPA Class Action

Plaintiff Ramon Tovar had not give his consent to calls from Bill Me Later, Inc. when he began receiving them in 2017. The company called a number of times, including on March 24, 28, 29, and 30, in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. To make it even worse, the calls were not for  Read more