Insurance Company Hit With Do Not Call Class Action Lawsuit

On May 6, 2024, Tarkenton Senior Solutions, LLC. ("Tarkenton") was sued in the Northern District of Georgia for allegedly violating the Do Not Call provisions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA"). The National Do Not Call registry was enacted by the federal government under the authority granted to it by the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA"). The TCPA generally prohibits companies from placing telemarketing calls to consumers who have registered their telephone numbers on the National Do Not Call list.

In Pinn v. Tarkenton Solutions, LLC, Plaintiff alleged that she received numerous calls on her cell phone advertising Tarkenton's life insurance products. Because Plaintiff's cell phone number was registered on the National Do Not Call list since 2009, and Tarkenton had not obtained her consent to be contacted (nor did it meet one of the Do Not Call exceptions), it would appear that each marketing call may have been sent in violation of the