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Telemarketer Banned For Life

On June 2, 2017, a federal district court judge in California approved a judgment against Aaron Michael Jones that permanently bans him from all telemarketing activities. He’ll no longer be able to initiate robocalls, call numbers on the DNC Registry, or sell data lists containing consumers’ phone number and other information. Earlier this year, the FTC charged Mr. Jones… Continue reading Telemarketer Banned For Life

TCPA Class Action Lawsuit Asks ‘What is an Autodialer?’

Can a text message platform that ONLY sends messages to a set list of numbers be considered an “autodialer” under the TCPA? That was the $1.8 billion question brought before the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. And yes, the plaintiffs were seeking nearly two billion dollars in damages. Now, after years of… Continue reading TCPA Class Action Lawsuit Asks ‘What is an Autodialer?’

Tampa Bay Buccaneers $19.5 Preliminary Settlement Approved in TCPA Case

A Florida court granted the motion to certify the Technology Training Associates (TTA) lawsuit as a class action and approved the $19.5 million settlement amount. Claimants will be awarded $350 for the first fax send to them and an additional amount up to $565 total for subsequent faxes. The settlement fund provides for paid incentive awards, notice… Continue reading Tampa Bay Buccaneers $19.5 Preliminary Settlement Approved in TCPA Case

$15 Million Awarded to Attorneys of Historic $76 Million TCPA Class Action

After four years of litigation, the TCPA class action lawsuit Aranda v. Caribbean Cruise Line, Inc. was settled in February of this year for what is the largest settlement in TCPA history . . . $76 million. Naturally, the attorneys concluded that they deserved an equally historic financial reward. As you recall from our prior… Continue reading $15 Million Awarded to Attorneys of Historic $76 Million TCPA Class Action

Illegal Robocaller Banned from Telemarketing

The FTC has banned Justin Ramsey and his company, Prime Marketing LLC, from any kind of telemarketing that involves robocalling or dialing numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. Mr. Ramsey is accused of using two companies to make millions of illegal robocalls to consumers on the National DNC Registry without their consent.