Golf Course Ad Firm Phoned Multiple Times to Number on DNC List Since 2003
Plaintiff Marvin Shebroe brought suit against Bench Craft, a seller of golf course advertising to businesses throughout the U.S., to stop it from violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, said his class action Friday (docket 8:23-cv-02690) in U.S. District Court…
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for Middle Florida in Tampa. Operating from three regional offices in Florida, Bench Craft makes telemarketing calls to consumers without consent, including to phone numbers listed on the national do not call registry, said the complaint. Shebroe, a Sarasota, Florida resident, seeks injunctive and monetary relief for all persons injured by Bench Craft’s conduct, it said. Current and former Bench Craft employees “have posted complaints online about the cold calls they were instructed to make to solicit business,” including some who claimed they placed as many as 500 cold calls per day, it said. Shebroe listed his residential cellphone number on the national DNC registry in August 2003, the class action said. Still, he received “multiple unsolicited, unwanted calls” from Bench Craft despite his many “stop” requests, said his class action.