ruled that the district court did not abuse its discretion in shifting the class notice costs to the defendant, given the unique circumstances of the case. III. Top TCPA Class Action Settlements In 2023 There were several multi-million class-wide TCPA settlements in 2023. The top 10 settlements totaled $103.45 million.
1. $40 million – Deshay, et al. v. Keller Williams Realty Inc., Case No. 312022-CA-000457 (Fla. Cir. Ct. Mar. 31, 2023) (final settlement approval granted for a class action alleging that the company placed unsolicited calls to customers in violation of the TCPA). 2. $16.85 million – Vance, et al. v. DirecTV , Case No. 17-CV-179 (N.D. W. Va. Aug. 24, 2023) (final settlement approval granted for a class action alleging that the company made unsolicited calls to customers on the national do-not-call list in violation of the TCPA). 3. $10 million – Gaudreau, et al. v. Frank Speech LLC, Case No. 16-3249760 (Cal. Super. Ct. April 27, 2023) (final settlement approval granted for a class action alleging that the company violated the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act by sending unsolicited text messages without first getting consumer consent). 4. $9.75 million – Berman, et al. v. Freedom Financial Network LLC , Case No. 18-CV-1060 (N.D. Cal. July 28, 2023) (preliminary settlement approval granted in a class action resolving claims that the company made telemarketing calls using artificial or pre-recorded voices in violation of the
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