SACRAMENTO – A Kern man has filed a class-action suit against a company that handles Social Security disability claims alleging it called him using an automatic telephone dialing system.
Leroy Williams filed a complaint on behalf of all others similarly situated on June 24 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California against Injury Help Network and Does 1 through 10 alleging violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that in January, he was called on his mobile telephone by the defendants and was charged for those calls. The plaintiff holds Injury Help Network and Does 1 through 10 responsible because the defendants allegedly contacted plaintiff without his consent. He alleges he has never provided any personal information to the defendants.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks $1,500 for treble damages, $500 for statutory damages for each and every violation of the TCPA, and any other relief as the court deems just. He is represented by Todd M. Friedman and Adrian R. Bacon of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman PC in Beverly Hills.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California Case number 1:16-at-00492