Category: Phone Calls, Texts and Faxes

This post category is for practice areas involving robo-dialed calls, junk texts and faxes, and prison phone calls.

Court Grants Class Certification in Part for Plaintiffs in Securus Recording Case

November 22, 2018

The Law Office of Robert L. Teel, Law Offices of Ronald A. Marron, APLC, and Foley & Lardner, LLP Appointed Co-lead Class Counsel November 21, 2018, San Diego, CA — A federal court has granted class certification in part to Plaintiffs whose phone calls were recorded by Securus Technologies, Inc. (“Securus”) in a case involving alleged California … More Court Grants Class Certification in Part for Plaintiffs in Securus Recording Case

The TCPA: Telemarketers Who Violate the Law Face Consequences of $500 to $1500 Per Junk Text or Fax

May 17, 2016

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) Federal and state laws prohibit using an automated telephone dialing system to make or send unsolicited telemarketing calls, texts, and faxes. You could be entitled to $500 to $1,500 per call from any telemarketer who violates the TCPA. The law specifies several requirements for telemarketers to lawfully … More The TCPA: Telemarketers Who Violate the Law Face Consequences of $500 to $1500 Per Junk Text or Fax

New Rate Caps for Prison Phone Calls

February 21, 2016

Prison and jail phone calls, which typically cost much more than non-prison calls. Loved ones and friends have had to pay up $1 per minute to talk to an incarcerated parent.  This is because many prisons and jails profit by granting monopoly telephone contracts to the company that will charge families the most. Prison phone contracts are based … More New Rate Caps for Prison Phone Calls

The TCPA: Telemarketers Could Be Paying You $500 to $1500 Per Junk Text or Fax

February 19, 2016

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) Federal and state laws prohibit using an automated telephone dialing system to make or send unsolicited telemarketing calls, texts, and faxes.  You could be entitled to $500 to $1,500 per call from any telemarketer who violates the TCPA.  The law specifies several technical requirements for telemarketers to lawfully use … More The TCPA: Telemarketers Could Be Paying You $500 to $1500 Per Junk Text or Fax