A $28 million settlement agreement in a class action lawsuit against security services company Alarm.com offers an important warning to marketing companies that regularly contact consumers. This settlement is a result of allegations brought against the company for violating the…
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Western Union, the renowned named in global money transfers, will be transferring money from its very own coffers to cover a nearly $8.5 million Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) settlement. The settlement comes after the plaintiff, Jason Douglas, originally filed…
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In a victory for victims of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Education Financial Solutions will have to pay out over $1.1 million in a settlement that alleges the firm used autodialers to contact consumers without their consent. Using the…
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An Illinois federal court held a corporate officer liable for millions of dollars in damages under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). This case exemplifies the personal liability corporate executives face when violating the TCPA. Physicians Healthsource, Inc. vs. A-S…
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Unwanted phone calls and text messages are the top complaints reported to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by consumers. According to the FCC, they received over 215,000 complaints under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) in 2014. The TCPA protects…
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Maybe you bought a phone that gave you trouble or a car that didn’t drive well. You’re considering filing a lawsuit against the seller, manufacturer, or other related party. If a large number of people are having the same trouble…
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A Florida resident has sued a travel company that arranges trips to Cuba after receiving repeated text messages on his phone without his consent. Cubamax Travel, Inc., is accused of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by sending unsolicited…
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For the second time, local MLB team the Tampa Bay Rays is facing a lawsuit for sending unsolicited text messages. The team is being sued under the Telephone Protection Consumer Act (TCPA), which protects consumers from unwanted phone calls, text…
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More than 600,000 Florida residents who received unwanted text offers from weight loss company Jenny Craig will partake in a $3 million class action settlement. Lead plaintiff Zoey Bloom began receiving a number of unwanted text messages from Jenny Craig…
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JPMorgan Chase bank and Dallas-based debt collector Real Time Resolutions collaboratively agreed to settle a class action case for $4.3 million. This settlement will compensate and reimburse thousands of individuals who were on the receiving end of allegedly misleading debt…
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Fifty-six people were charged in an international scheme which resulted in over $300 million being extorted from Americans. The scammers presented themselves as IRS agents and immigration authorities. They requested individuals to pay a sum to clear non-existing debts and…
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A class action lawsuit was filed against American Honda Finance in California for the alleged violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). This act protects consumers from receiving unsolicited phone calls which can come in the form of a…
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A North Carolina judge ruled in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $20.5 million in a class action lawsuit brought against Dish Network. The trial lasted five days and Dish Network was ultimately found liable for 51,000 telemarketing…
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Major healthcare diagnostics company LabCorp has settled a striking class action lawsuit for allegations that it violated terms of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA). With over 50 locations throughout Florida, they are a prominent healthcare provider known…
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Identity fraud is rampant in the United States, which is why there are several protections for consumers who use a bank or credit card to make purchases. Millions are affected by identity fraud every day, particularly in Florida which holds…
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In the consumer banking industry, Wells Fargo is not known for doing what is best for their customers. Just last year, they settled a massive class-action lawsuit for over $16 million after allegations that they had violated the Telephone Consumer…
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Tech giant Microsoft Corp. recently agreed to settle allegations that its retail stores printed receipts that violated terms of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA). A class action lawsuit raised in Florida found that receipts issued by Microsoft…
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The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) is a law aimed at protecting consumers who use credit cards to make purchases. One of its key provisions is the truncation of credit card digits on electronically printed receipts. This safeguards…
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In the summer of 2016, a group of disgruntled customers filed a class action lawsuit against Costco Wholesale Corporation for allegedly violating the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA). Costco customers claimed the multi-billion dollar global retailer printed too…
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A major class-action lawsuit was settled recently when pharmacy giant Walgreens agreed to an $11 million settlement to end a lawsuit initiated in 2013. The class-action suit claimed that the company violated provisions in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, or…
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Ride-share company Lyft, Inc. of San Francisco, CA is once again in the hotseat for alleged TCPA violations. For the second time in just a little over a year the company is facing a wave of class-action lawsuits over autodialed…
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Yet another national banking giant agrees to pay a whopping settlement to a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) lawsuit. As of June 30th, Wells Fargo Bank is due to reimburse over three million customers a serious sum for its alleged…
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A class-action lawsuit filed against one of the nation’s largest banking institutions was resolved late last month in a Florida federal court. JP Morgan Chase reached a settlement of over $3 million in response to the accusation that the bank…
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