January 29, 2014
The lead plaintiff in a proposed class action accusing Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of sending spam text messages has agreed to drop the suit after settling individually with the retail giant, according to a Tuesday filing in California federal court.
April 19, 2013
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Thursday denied that it has violated the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act by text-spamming consumers, saying it never sent text messages to the lead plaintiff in a proposed California class action against it.
March 05, 2013
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was hit Tuesday with a proposed class action accusing the retail giant of violating the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending spam text messages to consumers' cellphones without their permission.