Class Suit Over Unsolicited Calls From Allstate Survives Motion To Dismiss

Mealey's (April 19, 2018, 10:38 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge on April 17 declined to dismiss a class complaint accusing an insurance company of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by placing automated, unsolicited phone calls to cell phones, ruling in part that the injuries are personal and distinct because each call is “a violation” of the recipients’ privacy that is “personally felt by that victim” and that tangible, economic harm is not required (Reid Postle, et al. v. Allstate Insurance Company, No. 17-7179, N.D. Ill., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 64599)....