TCPA Class Action Has Been Resolved
(PRWEB) September 11, 2017 -- ILYM Group Inc., a neutral third party that has been court appointed as Claims Administrator for this case, announces that Class Counsel, David C. Parisi and J. Andrew Meyer, have reached an agreement to resolve this class action pending against Collecto, Inc. in the United States District Court, District of Massachusetts. The lawsuit alleges that Collecto, Inc. violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by placing calls to cellular telephone numbers without consent. Under the terms of the settlement, Collecto, Inc. denies any liability but agreed to fund a $3,200,000.00 settlement to fully resolve this matter without the time and expense of a court proceeding.
The settlement has been preliminarily approved by the Massachusetts District Court, In Re: Collecto, Inc. Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) Litigation, Case Number 14-md-2513-RGS and is subject to the court’s final approval. The Settlement Class consists of: (a) all natural persons residing in the United States; (b) who received one or more telephone calls from an automatic telephone dialing system operated by Defendant to their cellular telephone number; (c) between July 23, 2009 and June 30, 2014; where (d) the person never had an agreement with the creditor for whom Collecto sought to collect.
The settlement fund will be used to pay attorneys’ fees, litigation expenses, costs of notice and claims administration, any incentive payment as approved by the Court, and to Class Members who submit a claim under the procedures implemented by the Court overseeing the settlement.
For more information call ILYM Group, Inc. toll free at 1-855-309-1484 or visit the settlement website at http://www.collectoclassaction.com.
The deadline to file a claim, request exclusion from the settlement, or object to the settlement is November 27, 2017.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Class Counsel:
David C. Parisi, Esq.
Parisi & Havens LLP
212 Marine Street, Unit 100
Santa Monica, CA 90405
[email protected]
Lisa Mullins, ILYM Group, Inc., +1 (888) 250-6810, [email protected]
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