California Medicredit Call Recording Class Action Settlement

Medicredit Inc. and The Outsource Group have agreed to pay $5 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging Medicredit recorded phone calls it made to cell phones without obtaining the recipients’ consent in violation of California’s Invasion of Privacy Act.

If you were in California and you were contacted by Medicredit on your cell phone between June 29, 2014 and Feb. 26, 2015, you may be entitled to payment from the Medicredit call recording class action settlement.

Plaintiff Sheena Raffin alleges Medicredit violated California’s Invasion of Privacy law by recording phone calls without the consent of the call recipient.

According to the California call recording class action lawsuit, California law prohibits one party to a phone call from intentionally recording the call without the knowledge or consent of the other party.

Raffin claims the defendants called her on her cell phone about an alleged debt and failed to disclose that the call was being recorded.

During this call, the parties discussed personal and sensitive information, including information about Raffin’s debt, the status of her pending litigation, and the nature of conversations she had with her lawyer, the Medicredit class action lawsuit says.

Raffin says she was unaware that the call would be recorded. According to the Medicredit class action lawsuit, there was no pre-call recorded message notifying her that the call was being recorded and the defendants’ representatives did not inform her that the call would be recorded.

Raffin claims that, despite California’s two-party consent rule, the defendants continue to violate the law by recording telephone conversations with California residents. Each violation may result in a statutory penalty of $5,000, the Medicredit class action lawsuit states.

The defendants deny the allegations but agreed to settle the Medicredit call recording class action settlement to avoid the uncertainty and expense associated with ongoing litigation.

The Medicredit class action settlement was preliminarily approved on May 11, 2018.

If you would like to opt out of or object to the Medicredit class action settlement, you must do so no later than Oct. 15, 2018.

Who’s Eligible

You are a Class Member of the Medicredit call recording settlement if the defendants’ records show that you were contacted on your cell phone for the first time by Medicredit between June 29, 2014 and Feb. 26, 2015 and you were physically present in California at the time of the call.

Potential Award

To be determined. The settlement fund will be distributed pro rata to Class Members who submitted a timely and valid Claim Form. The amount each claimant receives will depend on the total number of approved claims.

Proof of Purchase

N/A

Claim Form

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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

9/8/2018

Case Name

Sheena Raffin v. Medicredit Inc., et al., Case No. 2:15-cv-04912-MWF-PJW, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Final Hearing

11/19/2018

UPDATE: The California Medicredit Call Recording Class Action Settlement was granted final approval on December 3, 2018. Let Top Class Actions know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on our Facebook page.

Settlement Website

www.MedicreditCIPASettlement.com

Claims Administrator

Raffin v. Medicredit
Epiq, Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 2730
Portland, OR 97208-2730
1-888-736-0656

Class Counsel

Todd M. Friedman
Adrian R. Bacon
LAW OFFICES OF TODD M. FRIEDMAN PC

Defense Counsel

Maura Kathleen Monaghan
Jacob W. Stahl
DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP