Golan v. FreeEats. com, Inc., 930 F. 3d 950 (8th Cir. 2019)
Jul 16, 2019
OUTCOME: $32 million judgment in Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) robocall class action involving more than 3 million calls affirmed
Co-lead counsel in TCPA robocall class action involving more than 3 millions calls. Obtained $32 million judgment. This is one of a small number of TCPA class actions to have gone through a lengthy fe...deral court jury trial.
Class action
BPP v. Brasseler U.S.A. Dental
Jan 11, 2019
OUTCOME: Served as lead counsel in $4.9 million settlement in Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action concerning unsolicited fax advertisements sent to 43,000 medical offices.
Lawsuits and disputes
Swinter Group, Inc. v Rodney Dewayne Walker d/b/a Grant Central USA
Apr 23, 2018
OUTCOME: Obtained summary judgment for $142,023 in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) junk-fax case.
Plaintiff, a commercial snow removal business, sued the defendant over unsolicited and unwanted faxes for an expensive grant-writing seminar. The Court awarded damages of $1,500 per fax.
Litigation
Nolan v. Private Label Enterprises, Inc.
Apr 13, 2018
OUTCOME: Plaintiff, an attorney, sued Private Label and its officers, because they kept sending him unsolicited and unwanted faxes for cheap eyeglass items. The Court awarded damages of $3,000 per fax.
Obtained summary judgment for $298,657 in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) junk-fax case in which the defendants kept sending their unsolicited faxes even after being served with the petition....
Class action
Swinter Group, Inc. v. FleetOne, L.L.C.
Jan 19, 2018
OUTCOME: Served as lead counsel in $750,000 settlement in Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action concerning unsolicited fax advertisements.
Litigation
U.S. Bands & Orchestra Supplies, Inc. v. JT Group, Inc.
Sep 11, 2017
OUTCOME: Obtained summary judgment for $338,465 in a TCPA junk-fax case
Plaintiff, which is a distributor of musical instruments, sued JT Group, Inc., and its owner, James Turner, for sending unsolicited faxes advertising commercial loans. Plaintiff's motion for summary ju...dgment was granted and the court awarded Plaintiff $3000 for each of the 100 faxes that the defendants admittedly sent to Plaintiff over the four-year statutory period. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) allows for enhanced damages for willful or knowing violations. The court found the TCPA violations to have been both willful and knowing. The judgment is believed to be one of the largest individual (as opposed to class-wide) judgments in a Missouri state court for violations of the TCPA.
Advertising
Family Spinal Health & Rehabilitation Center, Inc. v. Pure Biomed, LLC
Sep 08, 2017
OUTCOME: Obtained summary judgment for $343,126 in a TCPA junk-fax case
Plaintiff, which operates a chiropractic office, sued Pure Biomed, LLC, for sending unsolicited faxes advertising pain relief lotions and creams. Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment was granted a...nd the court awarded Plaintiff $3000 for each of the 100 faxes that Pure Biomed, LLC, admittedly sent to Plaintiff over the four-year statutory period. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) allows for enhanced damages for willful or knowing violations. In part because Pure Biomed, LLC, had previously been sued for sending junk faxes, the court found the TCPA violations to have been both willful and knowing. The judgment is believed to be one of the largest individual (as opposed to class-wide) judgments in a Missouri state court for violations of the TCPA.
Class action
Connector Castings, Inc. v. Arshon Silicon Technology, Inc.
Mar 09, 2017
OUTCOME: Class-wide settlement with class members receiving $1,500 per fax
This junk-fax class action brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), where the maximum statutory damages is $1,500 per violation, I was appointed as Class Counsel and secured a settle...ment of $1,500 per fax, plus a cy pres award of $110,166 to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
Class action
Suzanne Degnen, D.M.D., P.C. v. Komet USA, LLC
Mar 06, 2017
OUTCOME: Class-wide TCPA settlement in junk-fax case involving 13,000 recipients
I represented a local dental practice that received an unsolicited fax advertising dental products. After hard-fought litigation in this case, which began in state court, got removed to federal court,... and then remanded by to state court, I negotiated a class-wide settlement valued at approximately $1.2 million, with each claiming class member to receive a $90 benefit.
Class action
Suzanne Degnen, D.M.D., P.C. v. Zimmer Dental, Inc.
Apr 20, 2016
OUTCOME: $1.6 million class-wide settlement
Successfully represented a dental practice and thousand of class members who received unsolicited faxed advertisements. The case was filed under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).