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Attorney General Attempts To Close Down A Debt Collector For Violating The FDCPA

New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo sued debt collection agency, Benning-Smith Group, for allegedly violating approximately 1,000 state and federal laws. Cuomo claims that his

May 7, 2013

Debt collectors need to be careful when leaving you a voicemail

According to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), debt collectors must disclose in every voice mail left for a consumer, that the communication is

May 7, 2013

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TCPA class action MDL involving solicitation prerecorded voice calls made by a third party, vicarious liability alleged, final approval granted

$6,500,00

Settlement

Cal. Penal Code § 632.7 class action certified by contested motion under Rule 23(b)(2) and (b)(3) on behalf of over 40,000 class members whose calls were recorded without knowledge or consent, final approval granted.

$2,200,000

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Penal Code 632.7 class action alleging illegal call recording, settled for $2.2 million on behalf of over 30,000 consumers, final approval granted.

$2,500,000

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Wage and hour class action for independent contractor misclassification, settled for $2.5 million on behalf of 230 employees, final approval granted.

$1,450,000

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TCPA class settlement common fund of $1.45M, final approval granted

$13,000,000

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California Federal Judge gave final approval to a $13,000,000 settling resolving claims brought pursuant to California’s Privacy Statute for alleged recording of consumer’s telephone calls without their consent