Fla. Resident Seeks $500 Per Offense in Telemarketing Lawsuit Vs. Redbox
Redbox made “numerous” telephone sales calls to Escambia County, Florida, resident Jamie Vargas, in violation of the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA), alleges a Monday class action (docket 3:23-cv-08760) in U.S. District Court for Northern Florida in Pensacola. The case…
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was removed from the First Judicial Circuit Court for Escambia County. The Chicken Soup for the Soul subsidiary “engages in telephonic sales calls to consumers without having secured prior express written consent as required by the FTSA,” alleges Vargas. Redbox has placed sales calls to telephone numbers belonging to “thousands” of consumers listed in Florida without their express prior consent, it said. A screenshot from Vargas’ phone showed five texts from September-October pitching free movies, menu deals and discounts, one in exchange for her “deets.” She never authorized the sales calls or the placement of calls or text messages using an automated system for the selection and dialing of phone numbers or texts, she said. Vargas seeks a minimum award of $500 in statutory damages for each alleged text message or telephonic sales call made by, or behalf of, Redbox. The class action claims the video rental company sent over 10,000 marketing text messages to telephone companies with Florida area codes. Vargas seeks an injunction requiring Redbox to cease unauthorized sales calls, plus statutory damages.