Members of the class eligible to receive settlements will include US residents to whom Gannett, or anyone acting on Gannett’s behalf, placed or caused to be placed a call to such person’s telephone number when it was assigned to a cellular telephone service – using any automatic telephone dialing system or an artificial or prerecorded voice – without prior express consent of the called party, between January 2, 2010 and August 4, 2016. Gannett is a large media and marketing company with a portfolio of 82 newspapers. Plaintiffs allege Gannett made numerous autodialed calls to consumer cell phones without first obtaining prior express written consent from the called parties. Gannett denies the calls were illegal, but opted to resolve the case by settlement anyway. Apart from the $13.8 million monetary component, Gannett has also agreed to revamp its internal compliance systems and provide new training to key personnel.
Gannett Co. to Pay 13.8 Million to Settle TCPA Robocall Lawsuit
