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Smarten up about Cell Phone Fraud

Consumer News

Smarten up about Cell Phone Fraud

There are now over 6 billion cell phones in use around the world.  Just like everyone else, the con artists and fraudsters are also leveraging the rise of cell phone…

Asurion’s Cell Phone Insurance for T-Mobile Customers

Class Action

Asurion’s Cell Phone Insurance for T-Mobile Customers

In November 2015, a federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement of a class-action lawsuit against Asurion and T-Mobile. The complaint, which was originally filed in 2006, alleged that Asurion misleadingly…

Walmart’s Cell Phone Insurance Plans

Class Action

Walmart’s Cell Phone Insurance Plans

In November 2014, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Walmart for allegedly falsely advertising cell phone insurance plans. Among other things, plaintiffs claim that the store advertised and sold insurance…

Domino’s Pizza Robo-Call

Class Action

Domino’s Pizza Robo-Call

Despite denying any wrongdoing, Domino’s Pizza (and an independent franchisee, RPM Pizza, LLC) recently agreed to pay $9.75 million to settle a 2010 class-action lawsuit.  The lawsuit alleged that Domino’s…

HSBC Auto-Dial

Class Action

HSBC Auto-Dial

In January 2013, a class-action lawsuit was filed against HSBC claiming that it auto-dialed cell phones without permission and left prerecorded and artificial voice messages, violating the Telephone Consumer Protection…

Target Text Spam

Class Action

Target Text Spam

In January 2013, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Target for allegedly sending advertisements via unsolicited text messages to consumers’ cell phones. (Kenneth Hill v. Target Corp., Case No. 13-cv-00041)…