Comcast Sued Over Debt Collection Phone Calls
Comcast "regularly engages in aggressive and reckless debt collection practices" in violation of federal law, some customers said in a lawsuit (in Pacer) filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco. The suit, brought by eight plaintiffs in California,…
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Colorado, Michigan and Washington states, claims Comcast violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by repeatedly calling them about debts they allegedly owed, even after the plaintiffs asked to not be called again. The plaintiffs ask for $500 in statutory damages for each negligent violation of TCPA and $1,500 for each willful violation, plus $1,000 for each FDCPA violation and an injunction barring Comcast from "unlawful calls made with automated dialing systems to cellular phones." Comcast didn't comment.