TCPA Class Action Costs Rack Room Co. Up To $25.97 Million [telecom]

by Kimberly J. Gold and Erika Kweon

Rack Room Shoes, Inc. (Rack Room) has agreed to pay up to nearly $26 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Privacy Act (TCPA). The lawsuit, Goldschmidt v. Rack Room Shoes, Inc., centers on claims that defendant Rack Room violated the TCPA when it initiated a text message campaign using an automatic telephone dialing system to target consumers without their express written consent.