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Robo-Dial Calls and Spam Texts Aren’t Just Annoying

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They may be illegal, too!

Several class action lawsuits have been brought by consumers who are being harassed by debt collectors representing companies that they have never done business with and do not owe any money to.  Even if you do owe the debt, it is a violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, (TCPA) for those companies to contact you on your cell phone using a robo-dialing system or prerecorded voice without your prior express consent.

Here is a NBC News story covering one of our class action lawsuits in which T-Mobile was harassing our client in violation of the TCPA.

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/investigations/Customer-Seeks-End-to-Robo-Calls-Saga/186845512

Another common TCPA violation is text spam. Thousands of unsolicited text message advertisements have been sent over the years to consumers who either didn’t sign up to receive them or opted out of receiving future texts resulting in many class action lawsuits.

If a company is found to have violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, you may be entitled to compensation.  Please give my office, The Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman a call today at (877) 449-8898 for a free consultation.

 

 

 

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TCPA class action against the Los Angeles Times. Final approval granted 2014.

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$750,000
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Common fund class-wide TCPA settlement against home healthcare provider. Final approval granted.

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$27.6M
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TCPA class action certified on behalf of approximately 2,000,000 class members under Rule 23(b)(2) and (b)(3). Subsequently settled on a Rule 23(b)(2) and (b)(3) basis. Final approval granted.

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$5.2M
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Unruh Act class action on behalf of approximately 240,000 consumers challenging Tinder’s age-based differential pricing for its subscription service. Final approval granted; subsequently went up on appeal.

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$390,000
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TCPA class action alleging HD Supply sent unauthorized marketing text messages to consumers’ mobile phones without consent between October 21, 2011 and July 26, 2017. Presided over by Judge Fernando M. Olguin. Case terminated January 29, 2018.

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$1,500,000
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TCPA class action against a Kansas-based payday lender alleged to have contacted consumers via prerecorded calls on their cell phones to collect alleged debts without consent. California federal judge granted final approval.

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$6,500,000
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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 their knowledge or consent. Final approval granted.

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$13,000,000
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$13 Million Class action alleging HSBC recorded consumer telephone calls without knowledge or consent in violation of California’s Privacy Statute (Penal Code § 632.7). California Federal Judge granted final approval.

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$34,000,000
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One of the largest TCPA class action settlements in U.S. history at time of approval. Alleged Chase used an automatic telephone dialing system to contact consumers on their cell phones without prior express consent from July 2008 through December 2013. Settlement class included over 32 million members. Final approval granted March 2016.

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$150,000,000
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Class action on behalf of over 100,000 owners of GM vehicles equipped with allegedly defective LG-manufactured batteries posing fire and safety risks. Litigation commenced December 2020. U.S. District Judge Terrence G. Berg indicated preliminary approval of the $150 million settlement.

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$100,000,000
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Landmark gig-economy class action. DoorDash drivers in California and Massachusetts alleged they were wrongly classified as independent contractors rather than employees. Firm served as class counsel. Final approval granted January 13, 2022 — the largest gig-economy worker class settlement in U.S. history at the time.

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