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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!
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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
It’s a paper check. My husband and I both got one today
just received my payment for the distribution here in los Angeles California $175.85 merry Christmas and happy holidays to all who filed a timely and valid claim.
Postcard or Letter?
don’t know yet still at work
just wondering myself the same thing
I’m happy to announce that I received my $175.85 today in San Diego, CA!!!! Yep, it’s finally over!!!
Happy Holidays from my family to yours!
This means the rest of us should get the check Mon or Tues. Yes finally, Kallana and yes by all means have a Happy and safe Holidays to all.
Yes Mary, I’m sure most of you will get in on Monday, but you all that live in rural areas should get it by Tuesday!!! I promise it was right on time!
That’s wonderful to hear. Did it come in the form of a letter, or a short postcard? People might see the post card and bin it by mistake thinking its junk. Thank you for your warm wishes :-)
just wondering myself
Sorry it took me so long to respond, but it’s a full size check. It’s attached to a letter and at the bottom of the letter it’s a detachable check. Hopefully, you got it already. Take care!
Happy Holiday to everyone!!!! Jennell hope to hear from you soon . you have been so helpful to this journey.
maybe by next Thursday things will be done over by the mail box happy holidays every one this has been one of the longest Santas ever
A lady told me yesterday that we are all getting the same amount. Would love the 1000, but like others have said, this is a plus 175 more than we had. So I say thank you, and everyone have a Merry and safe Christmas, New years. and Hanukkah. I have something else to be thankful for, my Sister after 6 Chemo treatments is in Remission. So these Holidays will be welcomed in my family.
The original postcard and the deal at the top of the page says a grand, But these class action
deals never work that way, Whatever money is left after the lawyers get their cut is carved up to the class. If you read though the court docs they originally thought the class payout would be about $93 so if we get $175 its just an added bonus,
I was not expecting $1000.I paid about 800 to them .I do remember it saying up to 1000 .And if they would of put it in some interest account we would of maybe got a few dollars more. But 175.00 is better than nothing .Well hope we get it this week .But they have come down to the day of it being mailed out and they change there minds and make us wait like they did in Oct. I never counted on it to pay bills so when it comes it comes .Happy Holidays all .
No need to be argumentative here, especially when I’m trying to help. I remember my postcard from Midland saying ‘up to $1,000’ award or an offset on ‘any debt’. Does anyone else remember that? Most people here were expecting their grand- but then came the tsunami of people claiming they owed nothing and were given an offset on their supposed debt to which many complained and then the administrators had to sort through all that and then ages later a ‘grand’ result! Woot!
You just said UP to 1000 not 1000 so you answered your own question and no one is being argumentive just informing people