The TCPA (Telephone Consumer Protection Act) makes it unlawful to make any non-emergency call "using any automatic telephone dialing system or an artificial or prerecorded voice ... to any telephone number assigned to a ... cellular telephone service [.]" 47 U.S.C. § 227(b)(1)(A)(iii). Anyone who violates the TCPA may be sued in federal court for "actual... Continue Reading →
Among other robocall, people are receiving calls about loans and mortgages.
A number of unsolicited calls violating the Do Not Call List are being made by home security companies. One FTC investigation press release says,The Federal Trade Commission, with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Justice, has settled a complaint against a Massachusetts-based home security company that illegally called millions of consumers on the FTC’s... Continue Reading →
Solar Power Telemarketers and Robocalls Some solar companies regularly call people duly registered on the Do Not Call List. Our office has settled multiple cases involving solar power telemarketing. Some of these companies use cloaking to hide their number. Settlement of Solar Power Class Action A solar class action was recently settled involving SolarCity.Anybody who... Continue Reading →
Solar Energy Providers Solar companies have been among the worst and most prevalent violators of the Do Not Call List. A class action has been filed in New York against one solar energy provider stating, Plaintiff brings this action as a class action on behalf of all persons to whose cellular or residential and line… Continue Reading →