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ADT Security Robocall Class Action Settlement
By Mike Holter
UPDATE: Payments for the ADT Security robocall class action settlement were mailed September 13, 2013. Class Members who submitted valid claims can expect to see their check within 10 business days. Learn more here.
ADT Security Services Inc. has agreed to a $15 million class action lawsuit settlement over allegations it made illegal telemarketing calls to consumers. If you received a telemarketing call from ADT, you may be eligible to receive between $50 and $100 if the class action settlement is approved.
The ADT robocall settlement will resolve a class action lawsuit (Vishva Desai v. ADT Security Services Inc.) that alleges certain ADT authorized dealers or lead generators, seeking to sell ADT’s products and services, made numerous calls that violated the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). This includes calling consumers using an automated dialing machine (“robocalling”) and delivering a pre-recorded message.
ADT denies any wrongdoing but has agreed to establish a $15 million class action lawsuit settlement fund to resolve the litigation.
Class Members of the ADT class action settlement include all persons or entities who received telemarketing phone calls that either delivered a pre-recorded message or were made using automated dialing equipment, and which were made under the guise of selling ADT products or services.
If the Court approves the ADT robocall settlement, every Class Member who submits a timely and valid Claim Form will be entitled to a payment based on the number of valid claims received. It’s estimated that the typical payout on the settlement will be between $50 and $100, but this amount could be higher or lower based on the actual number of valid claims submitted. Each household is entitled to make only one claim, regardless of the number of telephone calls received, and the maximum payout will not exceed $500.
The only way to receive a cash award from the ADT class action lawsuit settlement is to submit a Claim Form online or postmarked no later than June 10, 2013.
A Final Fairness Hearing is scheduled for June 21, 2013. [UPDATE: A federal judge granted final approval to the settlement at the Final Fairness Hearing. Payments were mailed to eligible Class Members on September 13, 2013.]
Claim Forms and more information on your rights in the ADT Robocall Class Action Lawsuit Settlement can be found at www.RobocallSettlement.com.
Making robocalls or delivering pre-recorded messages is against the law. If you received a phone call that you believe violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), you may be entitled to compensation. Learn more at the Text Message Spam, Cell Phone Call TCPA Class Action Lawsuit Investigation.
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29 thoughts onADT Security Robocall Class Action Settlement
Someone needs to sue the politicians for their pre-recorded messages.
Since we have to pay our own phone bills we should not be subjected especially to all these political phone calls begging for money, between them and many other charitable organizations, and religious calls and others begging we can not tollerate because of all the time it takes to check or answer all the phone call since this is constantly going on every day. Plus the ones that do not give you a name or number are very harassing to us. There must be a way to put a reverse charge on all these unnecessary phone call since we are on the NO Call list. If there is no way to do this, someone should come up with a way and let the public know how to do it. It also is not all the phone call but also all the garabage mail begging for donations. We have fallen pray to helping, donating, and giving to organizations that are only in it for the money and their own benefits after we have lost and learned the hard way.
We are an older couple who has lived in the world of trust and find this deplorable.
They really be doing to much, seem like the calls just won’t stop, feel like I’m going crazy.
They really be doing to much all those call don’t make no since, I don’t know about you but I’nm tired.
I don’t want no robot caller calling me no more. They call way too much.
Now I know why my bill has gone Sky High in the last few years. They’re bilking their loyal customers to pay for their asinine Blunders!
could some one please go after the company , that calls this is important information regarding your credit card and then states you can get a lower card rate, i don’t listen i just hang up,so i don’t know who’s calling ,but not my card
How about Morgan air,it seems like every week they call.
How about going after GE and their authorized dealers? These telemarketers call even more than the ADT people.
ADT agrees to pay 15M. Now I know why my bill went up. Is this not breach of contract. I didn’t agree to have pay more! Where is the class action suit on this?
Thanks … finally maybe these robo caller agencies will get the idea that we do not want their calls and we will be monetarily compensated when they violate the law.