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Birchmeier et al v. Caribbean Cruise Line, Inc. et al

  1. May 20, 2021

    $76M TCPA Deal's Final Fund Distribution Is OK'd

    An Illinois federal judge on Thursday approved plans to pay class members the remaining funds they are owed from a $76 million deal resolving claims against Caribbean Cruise Line Inc. and others over an alleged robocall scheme promoting free cruises.

  2. June 10, 2020

    Attys Seek $4M Fee Boost After $76M Robocall Deal

    Attorneys who negotiated a $76 million deal to end a robocall class action against a cruise marketing company asked an Illinois federal judge Wednesday to bump up their initial $15 million fee award by $3.9 million, now that the claims approval process has come to a close.

  3. June 20, 2018

    Cruise Co. Free To Fight Any Claims In $76M Robocall Deal

    The settlement in a robocall class action against a cruise marketing company that could allow call recipients to collect up to $76 million did not put a cap on the number of claimed calls the company could challenge, an Illinois federal judge.

  4. May 21, 2018

    Cruise Co. Breaking Deal To Pay $76M For Calls, Class Says

    Attorneys for people suing a Caribbean cruise marketing company over claims it made millions of unsolicited robocalls told an Illinois federal judge the company is violating the terms of their settlement agreement in an attempt to keep from paying its $76 million maximum.

  5. August 25, 2017

    Objector To Cruise TCPA Settlement Fees Denied Attys' Fees

    An Illinois federal judge on Thursday denied attorneys' fees to the counsel of an objector who had opposed the fee request by lead counsel in a class action accusing companies marketing cruises of placing millions of robocalls, after finding that his efforts were redundant and failed to help the class.

  6. May 26, 2017

    Objector Must Pay Bond For $15M Fee Appeal In TCPA Action

    An Illinois federal judge will require well-known objector counsel Christopher Bandas to post a bond to appeal the award of nearly $15 million in attorneys' fees for plaintiffs firms in a class action accusing cruise marketing companies of robocalling more than a million people.

  7. May 18, 2017

    TCPA Class Demands Objector Post Bond In $15M Fee Appeal

    Call recipients leading a Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action over unwanted calls soliciting Caribbean cruises asked an Illinois federal judge Thursday to force an objector challenging an at least $14.76 million attorneys' fee award to post a bond to ensure the dissenter covers its costs upon inevitably losing its appeal of the fee decision.

  8. April 20, 2017

    $56M Robocall Settlement Fee Objector Demands Own Fees

    The jockeying over attorneys' fees for a $56 million-plus TCPA settlement took a new turn Wednesday, when an objector to the original fee bid took partial credit for its subsequent slashing and said it now deserves its own fee award.

  9. April 06, 2017

    Ill. Firms Reap $14M In Caribbean Cruise TCPA Settlement

    An Illinois federal judge on Thursday awarded two Chicago-based plaintiffs firms at least $14 million in fees for their work on a class action over millions of unwanted phone calls soliciting Caribbean cruises, telling them they can apply for more based on the class's recovery.

  10. March 02, 2017

    $76M Cruise Robocall Class Settlement Gets Final Approval

    An Illinois federal judge on Thursday gave final approval to a $76 million deal resolving a class action accusing several cruise marketing companies of robocalling potentially millions of Americans, with the stipulation that the court must give prior approval to any gifting of unclaimed settlement funds.

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