A class action lawsuit has been filed against Citibank, N.A. in following allegations that they violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by contacting consumers on their cellular telephones via an automatic telephone dialing system or using prerecorded voices . (CV 12-05038)

The lawsuit includes “All persons within the United States who received a non-emergency telephone call from Citibank to a cellular telephone through the use of an automatic telephone dialing system or artificial or prerecorded voice and who did not provide prior express consent for such call during the transaction that resulted in the debt owed.”

The TCPA protects consumers from unsolicited calls and/or texts to their cell phones. If you are being harassed in violation of the TCPA by a company located in the United States, please give my office, The Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman a call at (877) 449-8898 for a free consultation. You may be entitled to compensation.

Published: January 19, 2013

Updated: March 28, 2025

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