In a recently filed class action lawsuit, the plaintiffs allege Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”) sent autodialed text messages to individuals after those individuals opted out of the messages by texting back “stop,” which, the plaintiffs allege, would be a violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). The class representative is an Uber driver applicant who …
A class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin last Thursday morning, alleging that Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. (“Caribou”) violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) by sending unsolicited text message advertisements without obtaining the prior express written consent to do so. The TCPA class action complaint seeks to …
Ride-hailing corporation Uber is facing a class action lawsuit after a plaintiff filed a suit in federal court late Wednesday evening claiming officials violated federal telecommunications laws for sending unsolicited text messages to app users. The lawsuit’s plaintiff, local activist Melissa Cubria, filed the suit claiming the company’s text messages to her violated the federal Telephone …
The owners and developers of the hot new social networking app Down To Lunch have been hit with a class action lawsuit, alleging they illegally used text messages to “spam-vite” potentially thousands of people to download the app. On April 22, attorney Ari J. Scharg, of the firm of Edelson PC, of Chicago, filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court on behalf of plaintiff Matthew Warciak and a …
Imagine suddenly being bombarded by unsolicited text messages from the social network Facebook. Now imagine this happening despite the fact that you’re not a member of said network and have no interest in becoming one. That’s the predicament Christine Holt of Washington, D.C., says she found herself in last month when she obtained a new cell phone number from MetroPCS.
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has been hit with a class action lawsuit alleging the campaign texted people without permission, and should pay as much as $1,500 for each improper text message sent. On April 25, plaintiff Joshua Thorne, identified in the court documents as a resident of Cook County, filed suit in Chicago federal court against Donald J. Trump for President Inc. – Trump’s …
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a class-action lawsuit can continue, even after a business offers to pay everything sought by the person who first sued. The 6-3 ruling on Wednesday is a rare victory for consumers in a class-action case at the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote for the court that a settlement offer cannot end a suit if the …