Thompson v. AT&T Corp.

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Case Number:

1:17-cv-03607

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

890(Other Statutory Actions)

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Honorable Ruben Castillo

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  1. February 04, 2019

    AT&T Vendor Can't Arbitrate Suit Sans Contract, Court Told

    An AT&T customer behind a proposed class suit alleging a company violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by making unsolicited calls for the telecom fought back against the company's second push to arbitrate his claims, arguing he never signed a contract governing the calls at the center of the dispute.

  2. January 11, 2019

    AT&T Ran The Show, Vendor Says In TCPA Suit Arbitration Bid

    A company accused of making unsolicited phone calls for AT&T is again urging an Illinois federal judge to send a putative class action lodged under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act to arbitration, arguing that the discovery process has proven it was indeed acting as an agent for the telecom giant.

  3. September 25, 2018

    Phone Dialer Can't Arbitrate AT&T Customer's Suit

    A company accused of making unsolicited phone calls for AT&T can't move a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case out of court for now, because it didn't prove it acted as an agent for the telecom giant when seeking arbitration, an Illinois federal judge ruled Monday.

  4. June 20, 2018

    AT&T, Illinois Bell Dropped From Robocall TCPA Suit

    An AT&T affiliate and the Illinois Bell Telephone Co. have been dropped from an AT&T customer's proposed federal class action over unsolicited phone calls, leaving a third-party contractor that purportedly placed calls for the telecommunications giant to face claims it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

  5. June 01, 2018

    Illinois Bell Seeks To Arbitrate TCPA Suit Over Autodialers

    Illinois Bell Telephone Co. and an AT&T affiliate have urged an Illinois federal judge to force its dispute with a consumer into arbitration, arguing that his claims of receiving allegedly illegal phone calls fell under the arbitration provisions of his internet service contract.

  6. May 10, 2018

    Consumer Shifts Robocall Suit From AT&T To Its Units, Vendor

    A consumer pursuing a proposed class action accusing AT&T of making illegal robocalls filed an amended complaint Thursday in Illinois federal court, shifting the suit to the telecom giant's subsidiaries and a third-party vendor.

  7. February 14, 2018

    AT&T Beats Consumers' Class Cert. Bid In Robocall Case

    A group of consumers suing telecom giant AT&T for robocalls the company allegedly made was denied class certification Wednesday after AT&T told the court late last year that it denies the bulk of the allegations made in the lawsuit.

  8. May 12, 2017

    AT&T Hit With New Robocall Class Action

    AT&T Corp. was sued Friday in Illinois federal court by a putative class of people who say they received nuisance phone calls that violated robocalling law.