Maria Vergara filed the lawsuit against Uber on August 7, 2015. She alleged receiving at least eight unsolicited text messages asking her to complete the sign-up process for Uber’s rideshare service, even though she had never signed up for an Uber account. According to the lawsuit, Uber violated the TCPA by sending automated text messages… Continue reading Uber’s $20 Million Settlement Ends Texting Lawsuit
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CITGO $8.3 M TCPA Class Action Settlement for text messaging
CITGO agreed to a $8.3 million TCPA class action settlement involving unsolicited text messages sent to contacts from a prior sweepstakes sponsorship. Mr. Gottlieb alleged that participants in CITGO’s “text-to-win sweepstakes”, promoted at various “concerts, theme parks, sporting events, and retail gas stations”, received unsolicited telemarketing texts in violation of the TCPA. The personal information provided by Mr. Gottlieb’s for… Continue reading CITGO $8.3 M TCPA Class Action Settlement for text messaging
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?’
$14.5 Million Settlement by American Eagle Outfitters For TCPA Text Messaging Violation
Apparel company, American Eagle Outfitters, has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit in which plaintiffs claim the company violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Starting in 2010, American Eagle allegedly sent over 600,000 text messages to cell phones without consent, or after the recipient had opted out of future messages. Experian Marketing Solutions, a third… Continue reading $14.5 Million Settlement by American Eagle Outfitters For TCPA Text Messaging Violation
Trump Campaign Fights Back Against TCPA Class Action Lawsuit
Recall that president-elect Donald Trump’s campaign is the target of a class action lawsuit that alleges it sent text messages without consent in the months leading up to the election.
Follett Higher Education Group Agrees to $3.5 million TCPA Text Message Settlement
FHEG allegedly violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by sending non-emergency text messages to approximately 1.8 million consumers using an automatic telephone dialing system.
FCC issues TCPA Declaratory Ruling in favor of Schools and Utilities
On August 4, 2016, the FCC issued a declaratory ruling in response to petitions from Blackboard, Inc., as well as a joint petition by Edison Electric Institute and the American Gas Association. Both petitions sought clarifications on the already existing “emergency purposes” exemption in the TCPA. The FCC’s order clarifies that schools may lawfully make robocalls… Continue reading FCC issues TCPA Declaratory Ruling in favor of Schools and Utilities
Trump Campaign Faces Two TCPA Class Actions
Two different plaintiffs filed separate TCPA nationwide class actions in federal court for the Northern District of Illinois against Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. Both plaintiffs allege that the Trump Campaign sent them a text message with the following message: “Reply YES to subscribe to Donald J. Trump for President. Your subscription will help… Continue reading Trump Campaign Faces Two TCPA Class Actions