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Debt purchaser Asset Acceptance LLC has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit alleging it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by using an automatic telephone dialing system, or artificial or prerecorded voice, to contact consumers on their cell phones without their consent. If you received a call on a cell phone from or on behalf of Asset Acceptance between April 17, 2009 and Sept. 4, 2014, you may be eligible for benefits from the class action settlement.
Plaintiff Ann Fox initially filed the TCPA class action lawsuit against Asset Acceptance in April 2013, accusing the company of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by contacting her cell phone without her consent, thereby invading her privacy. She alleges these unwanted phone calls caused consumers to incur cell phone charges or reduced the amount of time they were able to use their cell phones under the plans for which they had already paid.
Asset Acceptance denies any wrongdoing but agreed to settle the TCPA class action lawsuit to avoid the risk and expense of continued litigation. Under the terms of the class action settlement, Asset Acceptance will offer a total of $1 million in debt forgiveness and cash payments to Class Members who submit timely and valid claims.
UPDATE: On Mar. 31, 2016, Top Class Actions has updated this post to reflect the revised final hearing date, as well as information about the eligibility of Class Members that will receive a portion of the cash payout. According to the Asset Acceptance settlement website, more than 350,000 Class Members received postcard notices with inaccurate information. The Claims Administrator will be sending out revised settlement postcards to Class Members no later than April 6, 2016.
Who’s Eligible
Class Members of the Asset Acceptance TCPA settlement include all persons who were called using a dialer without consent on a cell phone by Asset Acceptance or someone acting on behalf of Asset Acceptance between April 17, 2009 and Sept. 4, 2014.
Potential Award
Up to $1,500. The actual amount each claimant will receive depends on whether the Class Member owes money to Asset Acceptance and the total number of valid claims that are submitted.
Of the $1 million Common Fund established by the TCPA class action settlement, $800,000 will be used for debt forgiveness and $200,000 will be paid in cash to Class Members who file timely and valid claims.
Proof of Purchase
N/A
Claim Form
NOTE: The web page for filing a claim online currently states: “The Claim Submission Deadline has Passed.” Check back after April 6, 2016, when it should update to allow online claim filing. If it does not, and you received a second postcard notice notifying you that you’re eligible to file a claim, then you should contact the Settlement Administrator before May 6, 2016, to find out how to file a claim. Top Class Actions is not a Settlement Administrator and cannot help you with filing your claim or checking your claim status. Good luck!
Claim Form Deadline
05/06/2016
Case Name
Fox v. Asset Acceptance LLC, Case No. 14-cv-00734-GW-FFM, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Final Hearing
06/30/2016
UPDATE 2: On July 1, 2016, the court granted the Asset Acceptance TCPA settlement final approval. Keep checking back and let Top Class Actions know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on our Facebook page.
Settlement Website
www.FoxTCPASettlement.com
Claims Administrator
Fox v. Asset Acceptance LLC Settlement
c/o Heffler Claims Group
P.O. Box 440
Philadelphia, PA 19105-0440
844-271-4787
Class Counsel
Abbas Kazerounian
KAZEROUNI LAW GROUP APC
Joshua B. Swigart
HYDE & SWIGART
Todd M. Friedman
LAW OFFICES OF TODD M. FRIEDMAN PC
Defense Counsel
Edward D. Totino
DLA PIPER LLP (US)
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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.
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115 thoughts onAsset Acceptance TCPA Class Action Settlement
There are a ton of court documents on the settlement website but one says that the people who qualified for the cash portion will receive around $28. The people who qualified for debt forgiveness will receive around $60 towards their debt forgiveness. over 10k deficiency notices were mailed. So many fraud claims, what a shocker
did they have the hearing went on the website and didn’t here anything
I haven’t received any thing yet but the final hearing was today at 8:00am.Haven’t heard anything else.
i wonder how many people will split the $200,000 cash. I qualified for this because whoever had my cell phone number before me had delinquent debt and I received phone calls from every creditor, even after I told them to stop. The iPhone block number feature came out and changed my world
Deficient/denial letter today as well.
No denial letter or post card.
got a deficient/denial letter 5/10/16; live in Washington State; form does allow for submission for different cell phone number
received a denial letter
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800,ooo. for debt forgiveness—boy that will really hurt them for all those harassing phone calls. They really are getting money for themselves for not collecting on accounts. They should have to pay everyone whether or not they collected money from the people they called !! And will this open satute of limitaions as a payment on account ??? This class action doesn’t pass the fairness test at all.
what number did they call you on
No one is giving you the phone number…seriously! If you were called and you have the information, file a claim. If not move on.
This is a good way for the Credit Company to finally nail you to the cross ,if you really OWE the debt ,,they have all they need to prove their case against you.