ComEd Outage Alerts TCPA Class Action Settlement

Commonwealth Edison Company has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit alleging it sent unsolicited text messages to cellular telephones using an automatic telephone dialing system in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). If you received a text message from ComEd on your cell phone stating that you were subscribed to outage alerts, you may be entitled to payment from the class action settlement.

Plaintiff Michael Grant filed the class action lawsuit against Commonwealth Edison after he received an outage alert text message that stated, “You are now subscribed to ComEd outage alerts. Up to 21 msg/mo. Visit ComEd.com/text for details. T&C:agent511/tandc. STOP to unsubscribe.” The ComEd class action lawsuit alleges that ComEd violated the TCPA because consumers did not agree to receive the text messages and because the text messages were not sent about an actual emergency.

ComEd does not admit liability but has agreed to settle the TCPA class action lawsuit to avoid the expense and uncertainty of ongoing litigation. Under the terms of the class action settlement, Commonwealth Edison will create a $4.95 million settlement fund that will be used to pay cash benefits to eligible Class Members.

Who’s Eligible

Class Members of the ComEd TCPA settlement include all individuals in the United States who received an outage alert enrollment text message from ComEd without their consent.

The outage alert text message stated: “You are now subscribed to ComEd outage alerts. Up to 21 msg/mo. Visit ComEd.com/text for details. T&C:agent511/tandc. STOP to unsubscribe.”

Potential Award

It is estimated that Class Members who file valid and timely claims will receive a cash payment of $50 from the TCPA settlement, though the actual amount may be more or less depending on the total number of claims filed.

UPDATE: Readers of Top Class Actions have reported that they began receiving checks from the ComEd TCPA settlement on Dec. 21, 2015. Congratulations to everyone who filed a valid claim and got PAID!

Proof of Purchase

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Claim Form

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Claim Form Deadline

10/26/2015

Case Name

Grant v. Commonwealth Edison Company, Case No. 1:13-cv-08310, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Final Hearing

9/11/2015

Settlement Website

www.ComEdTextSettlement.com

Claims Administrator

Grant v. Commonwealth Edison Company
c/o Heffler Claims Group
P.O. Box 130
Philadelphia, PA 19105-0130
1-855-229-7513

Class Counsel

Jay Edelson
Rafey S. Balabanian
Ari J. Scharg
EDELSON PC

Defense Counsel

Seamus Duffy
DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP

Join a Free TCPA Class Action Lawsuit Investigation

If you were contacted on your cell phone by a company via an unsolicited text message (text spam) or prerecorded voice message (robocall), you may be eligible for compensation under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Find out more at the Text Message Spam, Unwanted Cell Phone Calls TCPA Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Investigation.