A 3rd robocall fraud lawsuit has been filed in opposition to Household First Life.
Plaintiff Don Campbell initially filed go well with in opposition to Household First Life in September 2022.
Household First Life moved to “take away” the lawsuit from Travis County, Texas, the place the go well with was initially filed, to the Western District of Texas (mainly transferring the case from state-level to federal).
Travis County court docket authorised the movement, and a federal docket was created on February seventeenth.
Campbell’s lawsuit was filed in opposition to Household First Life’s mum or dad firm, Integrity Advertising Group.
Integrity Advertising Group claims to be “the nation’s largest impartial distributor of life and medical insurance merchandise to the Senior Market”.
In October 2019, Integrity Advertising Group bought Household First Life from Shawn Meaike. As a part of the acquisition, Meaike was given an possession stake in Integrity Advertising Group.
As per an Amended Criticism filed on March eighth, Campbell alleges he;
acquired each textual content messages and cellphone calls from Household First Life LLC which are in violation of the Phone Shoppers Safety Act’s “Do Not Name” registry.
I’ve recorded phone calls from telemarketers utilizing an ATDS and the Household First Life agent who paid them to name me. Additionally, I’ve screenshots for proof of textual content violations.
The contact between Campbell and Household First Life is alleged to have taken place final September.
Again in September 2022 I acquired three textual content messages from an worker of Household First Life LLC that have been a violation of the FCC’s Phone Client’s Safety Act and the FTC’s Telemarketing Gross sales Rule.
One textual content would possibly probably be thought of an error, however three texts over three completely different days are willful violations.
Campbell claims his private mobile phone quantity “has been listed with the Nationwide Do Not Name Registry since June 30, 2003.”
Defendant’s use of unsolicited textual content messages induced Plaintiff precise hurt, together with invasion of his privateness, aggravation, annoyance, intrusion on seclusion, trespass, and conversion.
Defendant’s textual content messages additionally inconvenienced Plaintiff and induced disruption to his each day life.
Campbell is searching for injunctive aid, $1500 per alleged violation ($4500 in complete) and extra damages regarding privateness.
In late 2021 Household First Life was sued over comparable robofraud allegations in Florida.
That lawsuit continues to be enjoying out, having been referred to mediation final Could.
In August 2022 Household First Life was once more sued for robocall fraud in Michigan. Household First Life has filed three motions to dismiss, on which a listening to has been scheduled for Could tenth.
One more lawsuit, filed in June 2022, accuses Household First Lifetime of promoting dud leads. That proposed class-action can be nonetheless enjoying out.
Keep tuned for updates as we proceed to trace all three Household First Life robocall fraud lawsuits.
