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Like a moth to a flame, Liberty Mutual is addicted to telemarketing
Our friend on the other side Mr. Troutman recently posted about Liberty Mutual Insurance Company suing lead generator All Web Leads Inc for indemnification for a couple of lawsuits. According to the complaint against All Web Leads, a John Fralish sued Liberty Mutual in 2021 for calls made on Liberty Mutual’s behalf by AWL. Apparently…
I don’t get a lot of telemarketing calls, is it worth having NW Debt Resolution represent me?
Occasionally we bump into people who “don’t get a lot of calls” and don’t think it would be worth their time to pursue damages for the unwanted calls. I can’t answer what it is worth to them, but I can give examples of the dollar value of recent cases. This first check is from a…
How to Look after yourself because the judiciary isn’t looking out for you
Imagine you are checking out at a sale-resale store, and the clerk tells you if you want to sell the movies you are purchasing back later, they need your phone number. You tell the clerk you don’t want solicitations, but the screen says “Enter your phone # to receive coupons and sales notices. Message and…
How telemarketing really works – the Edgar Barboza declaration
Something positive about bad situations like the TCPA plaintiff Chet Wilson explosion is things come to light that are otherwise hidden. Freeway Insurance Services is trying to bury Mr. Wilson so they are putting things in writing that can educate the rest of us. I am just going to quote from Mr. Barboza’s declaration so…
Check Go / Go Checks & How Telemarketing Really Works – Sellers, Brokers, Callers, & Lead Generators
This is another article in our long running series on how telemarketing really works. In researching a telemarketing organization using websites gochecks.org / checkgo.org / lendlii.org (plus many others) I found an interesting 2022 lawsuit CHAMPION et al v. DOES out of the District of Columbia with case # 1:22-cv-02697-CKK. Written by LawHQ, it was…
ANOTHER foolish telemarketer MTD that results in a nice review of agency law
Just days ago I was writing about my second hand embarrassment for another attorney who wrote a poorly received motion to dismiss in Bradshaw v. CHW Group, 2025 WL 306783 (D. NJ Jan 24, 2025), and then this one comes across my desk. The case is Newman v. Integrity, 2025 WL 358933 (N.D. Ill Jan. 31,…
Kelly Pinn beats motion to dismiss her TCPA lawsuit + important lesson on agency
Long time telephone consumer protection act defender Kelly Pinn survived the latest motion to dismiss thrown at her in Pinn v. Quintessa, LLC, No. 3:24-CV-3090-B, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 148031 (N.D. Tex. Aug. 1, 2025). First, the background. According to the ruling, Kelly Pinn a/k/a Kelly Bland received phone calls from caller identifying themselves as…
Another bank wrong number TCPA lawsuit
Ever since wrong number telephone consumer protection act case N. L. v. Credit One Bank, N.A., 960 F.3d 1164, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 17434 went against the bank, I have been surprised banks and similar callers haven’t done more to ensure they are calling the right person. This week it is Brooks v. Lone Star…
Justice obtained on appeal against malicious prosecutor
I just wrote an article about why you might need an appellant lawyer and this case pops up. Mr. Reeves was asked to go to a job site and demonstrate if he was skilled in operating a skid-steer loader as part of a potential employment offer. Mr. Reeves went and demonstrated his abilities, then drove…
Understanding Telemarketing Laws: Lessons from Hollis v. eXp Realty
The Washington State legislature and the United States Congress have outsourced enforcement of telemarketing laws to private citizens through the TCPA and various state laws. The Importance of Compliance The intent of these laws is to control bad actors. When consulting with clients or prospective clients about telemarketing litigation, we highly encourage them to consider…
How much are illegal telemarketing calls worth in Washington State?
Washington State and the federal government do not like illegal telemarketing calls and they have outsourced enforcement of the law (for the most part) to citizens like you. Did you know that a single call can be worth up to $8,500 in damages? Think of how many junk calls you get each day. Federal Law…
Is this setting up a new telemarketing scam, or preventing them?
There is a text message case out there that says basically that if you reply STOP to a telephone solicitor, they get one last ‘free’ reply subject to a number of conditions. One of those being, the last reply can’t be telephone solicitation. I’d say the real world analog to this is returning a missed…