February 18, 2020
In an opinion raising concerns about "de minimis" recoveries in Telephone Consumer Protection Act litigation, a Pennsylvania federal judge has refused to approve a proposed $4 million settlement that would provide just over $35 to each of some 67,000 class members in a case against an auto loan provider.
May 10, 2019
A Pennsylvania federal judge held off on giving his final approval to a $4 million deal resolving Telephone Consumer Protection Act claims against an auto loan financier, saying he needs more information to determine whether the settlement is "fair and reasonable."
March 20, 2019
A class of consumers suing an auto loan financier for allegedly "bombarding" them with unwanted robocalls asked a Pennsylvania federal judge Wednesday to approve a $4 million settlement in the case, with $1.3 million in attorneys' fees and expenses going to Sergei Lemberg and Stephen F. Taylor of Lemberg Law.
May 08, 2017
An auto loan financier was hit Friday in Pennsylvania federal court with a proposed class action that claims more than $5 million in damages and alleges the company used an automatic telephone dialing system to illegally "bombard" unsuspecting consumers with unwanted robocalls and prerecorded messages.