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Midland Credit Management Inc. has reached a $4.5 million class action lawsuit settlement with consumers who say the debt collection agency illegally recorded phone calls with them. If you received a telephone call from Midland between 2006 and 2011, you may be eligible to receive debt forgiveness or a cash award of up to $1,000 from the class action settlement.
The Midland call recording settlement will resolve a class action lawsuit (Daniel Pepper v. Midland Credit Management Inc.) that alleges Midland monitored and/or recorded telephone calls it made in an effort to collect debt without always giving notification at the beginning of the call that the call may be monitored or recorded.
Midland and the other defendants deny any wrongdoing but have agreed to establish a $4.5 million class action lawsuit settlement fund to pay out Class Members and resolve the litigation.
Class Members of the Midland call recording class action settlement include anyone who received a telephone call from Midland from July 13, 2006 through February 18, 2011 while in California, Florida, Maryland, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania or Washington and was not informed at the beginning of the call that the call may be monitored or recorded
Under the class action lawsuit settlement, Class Members who submit a valid and timely Claim Form and are identified in Midland’s records as owing money to Midland will receive debt forgiveness of up to $1,000 of the money owed.
Midland will also distribute cash from the $4.5 million settlement fund pro-rata to Class Members who do not owe money to Midland, up to a maximum of $1,000 each. The amount of money or debt forgiveness you can receive may be less, depending on how many valid claims are filed.
The only way to receive benefits from the Midland call recording settlement is to submit a valid Claim Form postmarked no later than May 28, 2013.
A Final Fairness Hearing is set for August 23, 2013. Benefits will not be distributed until the settlement is approved and all objections are resolved.
Claim Forms and more information on your rights in the Midland Credit Call Recording Class Action Lawsuit Settlement can be found at www.RecordingClassAction.com.
UPDATE: The two appeals of the Court approved settlement have now been dismissed. Payment of settlement benefits are anticipated to be made no later than the second quarter of 2014, according to the Settlement Administrator, so that means payments should be mailed out any day now!
Did you receive an unsolicited cell phone call from a debt collection agency or another business? You may be able to participate in a free class action lawsuit investigation. Contacting consumers on their cell phones without prior permission is against the law, and you may be eligible to receive hundreds – or even thousands – of dollars in compensation. Visit the Text Message Spam, Cell Phone Call TCPA Class Action Lawsuit Investigation for more details.
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435 thoughts onMidland Credit Call Recording Class Action Settlement
In the original papers it projected $90 , If we are getting $175 I don’t have a problem with it.
If they go out today , Most of us should have them Monday or Tuesday,
People need to stop complaining that’s it’s not the full $1000 it’s $175.85 more than what you had before be grateful
It’s 175.85 each for each person it’s not rocket science people lol
I just spoke with them 2 mins ago my amount is for $175.85 and it’s being mailed out today from San Diego
just spoke with the claims administration and the envelope have 175.85 mailed ttoday or Monday.
That’s great they told you maybe today on the mailing. At least that way pretty much anyone in the country would have a good chance of having it before Christmas day.
Just got off the phone with Shaniqua at the lawyers office. Good news or bad news depending on your expectations I guess. I was told the checks were issued today (12/19/14) in the amount of $175.85. The checks will be mailed on Monday 12/22/14. It’s finally over.
Is this representing everyone’s amount ($175.85)? Or is this just your amount? There was an understanding in the beginning that everyone’s amount would be different according to how severe these phone calls were, and whether or not the person actually did owe money to Midland (award up to $1,000). I didn’t owe money. I have had the same phone number for a little over 20 years now, so they were wrong calling my number to begin with. If it’s $175.85 for one and all, I suppose that the time it took to get here may have consumed our awards due to the other issues that have happened in between, other than that, it isn’t over until the fat dollar sings.
B.S. how can that be
I don’t ever remember reading where the money payout would be on a sliding scale based on “how severe” the phone calls were. I read that any monies left after the attorneys were paid were to be equally divided among the class members. Who is to say your calls were any more “severe” than mine or Jennell’s? That would be almost impossible to determine. An equal distribution would be the only fair way to do it.
I spoke to a women earlier today and asked if check’s were going to be mailed out Fri. 19th she told me she was unaware of anything going out yet. And I can call back in 2 weeks if I wanted to .I hope she is wrong but not looking like they have everything done yet. Here is the # 877) 283-1774 than press 1 more F&Q than 9 to skip after each question than 4 to speak to a live person .Hope some one gets more answers than me .
I called today and a woman said they are pushing for the 19th. Cutting it close for xmas.
gold job this has been long enough maybe there is a real Santa this time
No Gold!! But, good job Mary at least were getting closer to the mailbox
spoke again but it sound like that this is soon she told me that the checks have not went out yet I asked her how much was the checks she say she cant see that but it should be around the end of the month
Jennell, Did she say the checks were printed. Because they told me previously that they don’t know the amount until checks are printed.
she did not state whether or not the checks were printed, she just said that they have not gone out yet and she does not know the amounts , but maybe by the end of the year
ME TO. WARREN.