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  1. August 08, 2022

    Fifth Third Bank's CIPA Deal OK'd With $16M Atty Fees

    An Illinois federal judge has given final approval to a record $50 million deal from Fifth Third Bank, Vantiv Inc. and National Processing Co. that settles privacy claims related to recorded telemarketing calls and awards class counsel nearly $16.4 million.

  2. March 14, 2022

    Fifth Third Bank Inks Record $50M Deal In Telemarketing Suit

    Fifth Third Bank, Vantiv Inc. and National Processing Co. will shell out an "unprecedented" $50 million to resolve the remaining claims in litigation over recorded telemarketing calls, according to a motion for preliminary approval filed in Illinois federal court Saturday.

  3. December 06, 2021

    Ill. Judge Blesses $28M Wells Fargo Secret Recording Deal

    An Illinois federal judge gave her final approval on Monday to a $28 million settlement between Wells Fargo and a class of customers who claimed the bank used telemarketers to sell them card processing services without warning that the calls were recorded.

  4. August 16, 2021

    $28M Deal Over Secret Wells Fargo Recordings Gets Initial OK

    An Illinois federal judge gave her early blessing Monday to a $28 million settlement resolving claims that Wells Fargo used telemarketers that sold card processing services to customers without warning them that the calls were recorded.

  5. December 17, 2019

    Fifth Third Bank Slams Class Cert. Bid In Call Recording Suit

    Fifth Third Bank and a payment processor are fighting a class certification bid by a group of businesses that claim they were illegally subjected to secretly recorded telemarketing calls, saying the customers have questions that are too individualized to be answered on a class-wide basis.

  6. March 30, 2018

    Banks, Telemarketers Can't Dodge Secret-Recording Claims

    An Illinois federal judge said that several banks and telemarketers accused of secretly recording telemarketing calls must face invasion of privacy claims by business owners who have sufficiently alleged they suffered a real-world injury as a result.  

  7. May 11, 2017

    Firm Faces Another Sanctions Bid In Call-Recording Row

    A company accused of secretly recording telemarketing calls asked an Illinois federal judge Wednesday to sanction the law firm representing small businesses bringing the suit for allegedly relying on fraudulent documents to bolster some claims, a week after the owners of the corporation that purchased the telemarketer made a similar request.

  8. May 04, 2017

    False Claims In CIPA Row Warrant Sanctions, Court Told

    The owners of a company accused of secretly recording telemarketing calls made for banks and payment-processing companies urged an Illinois federal judge Wednesday to sanction the law firm representing several small businesses for knowingly including false allegations in the California Invasion of Privacy Act suit.

  9. March 08, 2017

    Banks, Telemarketers Say No Illinois Link In CIPA Suit

    Banks and telemarketers being sued by business owners for allegedly violating the California Invasion of Privacy Act asked an Illinois federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss the case or transfer parts of it to three other states on the basis of forum selection clauses that might apply.

  10. December 12, 2016

    Wells Fargo Hit With CIPA Suit For Telemarketing Practices

    Wells Fargo Bank N.A. and its telemarketing affiliate were named Friday in a proposed class action in Illinois federal court by small business owners who allege they were secretly recorded in telemarketing phone calls discussing sensitive business data in violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act.

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