TCPA Text Message Lawsuit [telecom]

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By David O. Klein

This week, an Illinois woman filed a putative class action lawsuit in federal district court in the State of Florida against Ranieri Law LLC ("Ranieri"), a credit repair services company. The plaintiff, Nanci Rowe ("Plaintiff"), alleged that Ranieri sent unsolicited text messages to her cellular telephone in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA"). Plaintiff is seeking statutory damages and injunctive relief, on her own behalf and that of a class of similarly situated individuals. The case is pending in the Southern District of Florida, Case Number: 19-cv-61219.