June 16, 2017
An Alabama federal magistrate judge on Friday ended a University of Alabama fan's proposed class action accusing Coca-Cola and a marketing company of sending unsolicited text messages in a legal battle spanning more than four and a half years.
May 09, 2016
An Alabama college football fan on Thursday blasted Coca-Cola's bid to escape a putative class action accusing it of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, arguing that casting a vote via text didn't open the door for Coke and its intermediary to bombard fans with unwanted texts.
April 04, 2016
Coca-Cola is fighting a class action over text messages sent to football spectators, telling an Alabama federal judge on Thursday that the company and its intermediary had consent from fans as soon as they texted in to vote for their team.
January 27, 2015
An Alabama federal judge on Monday trimmed a proposed class action accusing Coca-Cola Inc. of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending unsolicited texts, but allowed claims for two remaining texts in the case to move ahead.
September 18, 2014
The Coca-Cola Co. on Wednesday urged an Alabama magistrate judge to rethink his recommendation keeping alive a proposed Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action over several allegedly unsolicited text messages, arguing that the plaintiff had agreed to the exchange by sending the initiating message.
September 03, 2014
An Alabama federal judge on Wednesday recommended that most claims be dismissed in a proposed class action claiming Coca-Cola Co. and a marketing firm violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending unsolicited mobile spam, finding the plaintiff provided express consent for most of the communications he received.
December 06, 2012
A University of Alabama football fan whose text message vote supporting his favorite team allegedly led to unsolicited mobile spam lodged a putative class action against The Coca-Cola Co. and marketing firm Mozes Inc. in Alabama federal court Wednesday.