People who received repeated prerecorded Verizon collection calls to a wrong cellphone number were covered by this TCPA settlement. The claim deadline has passed.
What's This Settlement About?
Verizon violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by placing prerecorded calls to cellular telephones without prior express consent.
Status
Claims Closed
Claim deadline passed March 7, 2022
Claim Deadline
March 7, 2022 (Passed)
Estimated Payout
$390 – $785 per person
approximately $71–$143 per prerecorded call
Proof Required
Yes
Cell phone number on the class list
How Do I Qualify?
The 61,485 persons in the United States whose cellular telephone number was listed as a “can be reached” number on a Verizon account and received a prerecorded collection call from Defendant during which the person answering the call pressed a key or keys indicating that Defendant was calling the wrong number, and which thereafter received at least one additional prerecorded collection call from Defendant on the same telephone number and concerning the same Defendant account within four years of the filing of the complaint in this action.What Can I Get?
Your share of the Settlement Fund will depend on the number of valid Claim Forms that Settlement Class Members submit and the number of calls you received. Class Counsel estimate that Settlement Class Members who timely submit a valid Claim Form will receive between $390 and $785 depending on the number of valid claims received and the number of calls you received (average calculation is $71 to $143 per call). This is an estimate only. The final cash payment amount will depend on the total number of valid and timely claims submitted by Settlement Class Members and the number of calls you received. No Settlement Class member will receive more than $500 per call.How Do I File a Claim?
To receive a payment, you must have submitted a Claim Form by March 7, 2022.The Court held a Final Approval Hearing on April 28, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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