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Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp., a business credit report firm, has agreed to a $10.5 million settlement in a class action case in which plaintiffs allege violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
Dun & Bradstreet collects commercial data about credit history and sells that data to businesses. The company has access to more 235 million companies in 200 countries.
The purpose of the TCPA is to protect consumers from unsolicited telemarketing calls. Specifically, the TCPA regulates the use of automated telephone equipment or “autodialers” to make any call to a wireless number for non-emergency purposes or in the absence of prior express consent of the recipient.
Lead plaintiff Jeffrey Thomas, who initially filed the class action lawsuit in Oregon, claimed that Dun & Bradstreet continued to call him on his cell phone even after having asked to be added to their do-not-call list and to not contact him regarding any services offered by DBCC.
However, the lawsuit stated that DBCC persisted in calling Thomas and other Class Members repeatedly on several occasions between Apr. 28, 2011 and Jan. 31, 2016 using autodialing software without prior express consent while conducting a telemarketing campaign.
Under the terms of the Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp TCPA settlement, it is estimated that the nearly 1.1 million Class Members will receive a settlement award between $60 and $120.
The $10.5 million settlement also includes attorneys’ fees of up to 30 percent or no more than $3.15 million, a $10,000 incentive award to Thomas, and administration costs.
Any residual amount under $200,000 remaining after all the payments included in the settlement are made will be donated to a nonprofit selected by the parties and approved by the Court.
Additionally, DBCC has agreed to initiate certain practice changes in order to prevent TCPA violations in the future.
As part of the settlement, DBCC denies the allegations and neither party admitted wrongdoing.
Class Members who wish to exclude themselves or object to the terms of the settlement must do so by Jan. 7, 2017.
Who’s Eligible
Under the terms of the Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. class action settlement, all individuals who received a non-emergency call to their cell phone from or on behalf of DBCC or its related entities via an automatic telephone dialing system between Apr. 28, 2011 and Jan. 31, 2016 are eligible for relief.
Potential Award
$60 – $120
It is estimated that Class Members will receive between $60 and $120 per claim, but the final cash award will depend on the total number of valid and timely claims submitted.
Proof of Purchase
N/A.
Claim Form
Claim Form Deadline
02/06/2017
Case Name
Jeffrey A. Thomas v. Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp., Case No. 2:15-cv-03194, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Final Hearing
03/20/2017
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
Credibility TCPA Settlement
Claims Administrator – Kurtzman Carson Consultants
PO Box 43437
Providence, RI 02940-3437
888-344-6707
Email: info@CredibilityTCPASettlement.com
Class Counsel
Jonathan D. Selbin
Daniel M. Hutchinson
John T. Spragens
LIEF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN LLP
Aaron Siri
SIRI & GLIMSTAD LLP
David C. Parisi
PARISI & HAVENS LLP
Defense Counsel
Gail Lees
Timothy W. Loose
GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
Isaac J. Colunga
Bart T. Murphy
ICE MILLER LLP
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21 thoughts onDun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. TCPA Class Action Settlement
$106.45 received electronically today.
If you don’t have a PIN, you’ll need to file by mail. You need to click on “Case Documents” and then click Claim Form. Then print the claim form and mail it within the next week or so.
How do you obtain a claim number and a pin number?
What is my claim ID & pin????
If you have not received a notice in the mail, you’ll need to contact the settlement administrator with questions about your status as a class member. There is an email address and a toll free number available. Good Luck!
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You have a phone bill – you have a phone and an address, email and/or phone #. All calls were logged. With that info, they notify you about the class action lawsuit. You respond. You receive $ summer next year. call 888-344-6707 or website at: credibilityTCPAsettlement.com for more info.
I don’t have a claim number or pin….how do I file a claim w/o that info? Thanks!!
Yes, I have the same questions. How do you find out if the telemarketers call or text me constantly. I don’t save them I delete them. Does this exclude me? How do I obtain information please.
If you have not received a notice in the mail, you’ll need to contact the settlement administrator with questions about your status as a class member. There is an email address and a toll free number available. Good Luck!
Is there a way to find out if your cell phone number is listed from these telemarketers? I received phone calls like these all the time, but I do not know from whom. Apparently, there are a lot of companies involved. These calls are very annoying. After I mention to take my number off their list or be put on a “do not call” list, they will just simply hang up on me.
Morning,
The way I found who or what entity was calling was first call the number to see if I could get a name or recording or something to give me a clue who I was dealing with, which of course was no help, and I then did a phone number search through white pages to see what business is related to the number and if it was indeed Tele marketers, then I Google’d the business name to see any affiliates or other businesses relating to it. That has assisted me in at least knowing the identity. I’m in NC and one specific company is Broadvox. I’ve actually entertained them when they call to seem interested and stated to them Ineeded more information of the company they are calling about so as to make am informed decision on whether their services would benefit me and my family and preceded to record the call and finding out the company name and location ..then informing them I’m not interested and please remove my name from your call list. Then promptly hang up. Naturally they call from a totally different number.
Maybe these things would be of assistance to you Jennifer.
How do I get a claim number and pin number?
It appears that you need a claim id # to begin the claim form process. I do not understand how the administrator would notify the class members and assign claim id’s. This suit is about unsolicited cell phone telemarketing, they should not have our addresses and over the course of 5 years many, many people will have differnt phone numbers.
I got a card in the mail saying I was part of it and it had the website and pin and all that to do my claim.
I agree, no clue why they set it up like this