Alarm.com Settlement Payouts May Be Larger Than Original Estimate

Alarm.com class action settlement Class Members may need to fill out a W-9 due to payout amounts being higher than originally estimated.

Originally, claimants in the Alarm.com settlement were projected to receive payments between $94 and $140. More recently, it was confirmed that some Class Members are eligible for payments of more than $600.

Because of these large payment amounts, the settlement administrator is reportedly contacting Class Members to have them fill out a W-9 tax form. W-9 tax forms allow people to report a variety of income, including significant payouts earned from settlements.

According to the settlement approval order, Class Members will have their payments reduced to $599 if they do not submit a valid and timely W-9 tax form. W-9 forms were reportedly due to the settlement administrator by Dec. 14, 2019.

Plaintiffs in the Alarm.com class action lawsuit claimed that they received unsolicited phone calls from the company using an automatic dialing system or pre-recorded voice. According to the consumers, these calls violated the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

The TCPA makes it illegal for businesses to contact consumers with telemarketing robocalls, mass texts, or junk faxes without prior express written consent. The federal law also prohibits businesses from contacting consumers with telemarketing communications if they have registered their number on the National Do Not Call Registry.

Under the TCPA, consumers who take legal action against businesses can seek up to $1,500 in damages for each violation (i.e. each phone call).

Plaintiffs in the Alarm.com class action claimed that the company violated the TCPA by placing unsolicited robocalls and contacting consumers on the Do Not Call Registry.

Alarm.com did not admit any wrongdoing but agreed to pay $28 million to resolve claims that they violated the TCPA.

The Alarm.com settlement benefits consumers who received a telemarketing call from the company after Dec. 30, 2011 (a) on a cell phone using an automatic dialing system or artificial/pre-recorded voice, (b) on a residential phone using an artificial or pre-recorded voice, or (c) two or more times within a 12 month period on a number that was registered with the National Do Not Call Registry.

In order to receive a share of the settlement fund, eligible Class Members needed to have filed a valid Claim Form by April 16, 2019. A claim ID or phone number were required to validate claims. The deadline for exclusion and objection was also April 16, 2019. The Alarm.com settlement was granted final approval on Aug. 15, 2019.

If Class Members have further questions, they can contact the settlement administrator KCC Class Action Services LLC at 1-855-256-2243.

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Plaintiffs and settlement Class Members are represented by Broderick & Paronich PC, Terrell Marshall Law Group PLLC, The Law Offices of Matthew P. McCue, and Bailey & Glasser LLP.

The Alarm.com Class Action Lawsuit is Abante Rooter and Plumbing Inc., et al. v. Alarm.com Inc., et al., Case No. 4:15-­cv-06314, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

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