Parties in TCPA Case vs. Allstate Propose Jan. 19 Expert Discovery Cutoff Deadline
The parties in Bryan Reo’s claims against Allstate for alleged Telephone Consumer Protection Act wrongdoing (see 2302220037) expect to exchange pre-discovery disclosures by July 21, said their joint planning report Thursday (docket 1:23-cv-00329). The parties propose a Jan. 19 expert…
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discovery cutoff deadline, it said. Pro se plaintiff Reo alleges Allstate violated the TCPA by contacting him in December, said the report. He also claims Allstate received his contact information from the Ohio Department of Motor Vehicles in violation of the Driver's Privacy Protection Act, it said. Allstate’s defense asserts Reo requested and consented to be contacted per the website OneCarInsurance.com, it said. Allstate intends to conduct written discovery, and if needed, a deposition as to Reo's “request for quotations via the internet,” it said. Allstate may call an IT expert “to investigate and opine” about Reo's “consent to be contacted,” said the report.