IC System Debt Collection Calls Class Action Settlement

UPDATE 6:

• Top Class Actions viewers reported this settlement paying out $326.99 in a second distribution as of Oct. 19, 2021.

UPDATE 5:

• On Sept. 21, 2020, Top Class Actions viewers started receiving checks in the mail from the IC System debt collection class action settlement worth $1,371.53.
• Congratulations to everyone who filed a claim and got PAID!

UPDATE 4:

• On Aug. 16, 2020, the Court approved a motion to distribute settlement funds to valid claimants in the IC System debt collection calls class action settlement.
• According to the approval, claims should be paid by the end of September 2020.
• Let Top Class Actions know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on our Facebook page.

UPDATE 3:

• On Jan. 15, 2020, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a mandate affirming the District Court final approval.
• This means appeals to the settlement have been resolved.
• It is not known at this time how quickly claims will be paid.
• Top Class Actions will continue to provide updates as we learn more.

UPDATE 2:

• On Aug. 28, 2018, an appeal to the IC System settlement was filed.
• 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.

UPDATE:

• The IC System debt collection calls settlement was granted final approval by the Court on July 27, 2018.
• Let Top Class Actions know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on our Facebook page.

Persons who received certain automatically-dialed cell phone calls from IC System can now claim benefits from a $3.35 million class action settlement.

This IC System class action lawsuit was filed in December 2012 by plaintiff Michael Reid. Reid claims he received automatically-dialed phone calls on his cell phone from defendant IC System. The defendant continued placing these calls even after Reid asked it to stop calling, he claims.

Reid alleged IC System placed these calls in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. This federal law allows persons who receive certain kinds of unconsented and automated phone calls to bring a civil claim against the caller. Each phone call made in knowing violation of the TCPA can subject the caller to as much as $1,500 in statutory damages.

The parties worked on a settlement agreement through three day-long mediation sessions and several follow-up negotiations. The first two drafts of the settlement failed to earn preliminary court approval, both times because the proposed Class definition was too inclusive, potentially resulting in too little recovery per Class Member.

The court granted preliminary approval of the third draft, submitted in August 2016. The settlement requires IC System to create a settlement fund worth $3,350,000. This fund will be used to cover the costs of settlement administration, taxes, incentive award for Reid for serving as class representative, and class counsel’s attorneys’ fees and court costs.

Once those expenses are covered, remaining funds will be distributed among qualifying Class Members who submit valid and timely claims. Claims may be filed by mail or phone, or online through the settlement website.

IC System continues to deny Reid’s claims. The company has agreed to this class action settlement only to avoid continued litigation. The settlement does not require IC System to admit any fault.

Class Members have the option of objecting to the settlement’s terms or excluding themselves from the settlement. Those who wish to object or be excluded must file a written request by Feb. 19, 2018.

Who’s Eligible

The settlement Class covers all persons who, between Dec. 14, 2008 and Nov. 9, 2017, were called on a cell phone by IC System using an automated dialer or prerecorded message and whose phone number was associated in IC System’s records as a wrong number call.

Potential Award

TBD

Payments will be distributed on a pro rata basis after other settlement expenses have been covered. The amount of each payment depends in part on the number of timely and valid claims received.

Proof of Purchase

Class Members are required to provide their name, a claim identification number assigned to them in their emailed notice (if available), and a current address to which payment can be sent. The Claim Form requests other information, including the phone number at which the Class Member received one of the phone calls at issue.

The online Claim Form asks for the 8-digit Unique ID from the Class Member’s emailed notice and the first three letters of the name to whom the notice was sent.

Entitlement to benefits will be verified according to IC System’s records.

Claim Form

CLICK HERE TO FILE A CLAIM »

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

2/8/2018

Case Name

Reid v. IC System Inc., Case No. 2:12-cv-02661-ROS, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Final Hearing

7/18/2018   UPDATED

Settlement Website

www.ReidTCPASettlement.com

Claims Administrator

Reid v IC System Class Action Settlement
c/o Dahl Administration
PO Box 3614
Minneapolis, MN 55403-0614
1-888-384-1523
info@ReidTCPASettlement.com

Class Counsel

Abbas Kazerounian
Matthew Loker
KAZEROUNI LAW GROUP APC

Joshua Swigart
David McGlothin
HYDE & SWIGART

Sergei Lemberg
Stephen Taylor
LEMBERG LAW

Defense Counsel

Sean Flynn
GORDON & REES 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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