Dish Network Do Not Call Registry TCPA Class Action Lawsuit

UPDATE:

• The Court has ordered that Class Members be paid.
• Class Members have until May 3, 2021, to provide an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-9 to the Claims Administrator. Click here to submit.
• Class Members who do not submit a Form W-9 by May 3, 2021, will receive $595 in June 2021; they will then have 90 days to submit a Form W-9 in order to receive the balance of the payment.
• Class Members who do submit a Form W-9 will receive a full payment in June.
• Click here to see if your name appears on the list of Class Members entitled to payment.
• The claim deadline has passed. New claims may no longer be submitted.

A verdict has been reached against DISH Network LLC over allegations it made telemarketing calls to phone numbers listed on the national Do Not Call Registry, in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

If you received telemarketing calls between May 11, 2010 and Aug. 1, 2011 from a DISH retailer selling DISH subscriptions, you may be entitled to a cash payment.

Plaintiff Thomas Krakauer filed the DISH Network class action lawsuit in 2014, alleging a DISH authorized retailer illegally made telemarketing calls to him even though his phone number was listed on the national Do Not Call Registry. He claims this conduct was a violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

“Among other things, the TCPA and its accompanying regulations prohibit telemarketers from making telephone solicitations to persons who have their telephone numbers listed on the national Do Not Call Registry, a database established to allow consumers to exclude themselves from telemarketing calls unless they consent to receive the calls in a signed, written agreement,” the DISH Network class action lawsuit says.

Krakauer alleges that DISH knew many of its authorized dealers were making illegal telemarketing calls to sell DISH satellite TV subscriptions but that it failed to take steps to stop the conduct.

“Dish took the view that compliance was the dealers’ responsibility, and fell back on self-serving contractual provisions to attempt to shield itself from liability for the illegal telemarketing conducted on its behalf,” the DISH Network class action lawsuit alleges. “Under the TCPA, Dish’s efforts to avoid responsibility fail.”

According to the DISH class action lawsuit, more than 51,000 calls were made to 18,066 phone numbers that were listed on the national Do Not Call Registry during the Class Period.

The DISH Network TCPA class action lawsuit went to trial in January 2017, and a jury found that DISH Network was liable for calls placed by the retailer to phone numbers listed on the Do Not Call Registry.

Who’s Eligible

Class Members of the DISH Network TCPA lawsuit include anyone whose phone number is listed as one of the 18,066 phone numbers that were listed on the national Do Not Call Registry and received at least one telemarketing call from a DISH retailer selling DISH subscriptions.

You can enter your telephone number into the Telephone Lookup Form to find out if you qualify.

Potential Award

Up to $1,200 per call.

The amount each Class Member will receive per call has not yet been determined. This $1,200 amount will be reduced by some percentage to pay the attorneys’ fees and costs.

Proof of Purchase

N/A

Claim Form

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NOTE: If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.

Remember: you are submitting your claim under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If you’re unsure if you qualify, please read the FAQ section of the Settlement Administrator’s website to ensure you meet all standards (Top Class Actions is not a Settlement Administrator). If you don’t qualify for this settlement, check out our database of other open class action settlements you may be eligible for.

Claim Form Deadline

6/18/2018 *UPDATED*

Case Name

Thomas Krakauer v. DISH Network LLC, Case No. 1:14-cv-00333, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Final Hearing

N/A

UPDATE: The Dish Network Do Not Call Registry TCPA Class Action Lawsuit is currently under appeal. Claims will not be paid until all appeals are exhausted.  We appreciate your ongoing patience. Top Class Actions will continue to provide updates as we learn more.  

Settlement Website

www.DishClassAction.com

Claims Administrator

Dish Network Class Action Claims Administration
c/o KCC Class Action Services
P.O. Box 40417
Louisville, KY 40233-4017
1-866-650-3711
KrakauerLitigation@KCCLLC.com

Class Counsel

John W. Barrett
Brian A. Glasser
BAILEY & GLASSER LLP

J. Matthew Norris
NORRIS LAW FIRM PLLC

Edward A. Broderick
BRODERICK LAW PC

Matthew P. McCue
THE LAW OFFICE OF MATTHEW P. MCCUE

Defense Counsel

Peter A. Bicks
Elyse D. Echtman
John L. Ewald
ORRICK HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP

Eric Larson Zalud
BENESCH FRIEDLANDER COPLAN & ARONOFF LLP

Richard J. Keshian
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON 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.

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