LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles individual has filed a class-action lawsuit against a data research company alleging it used an autodialer to contact him.
Jason Alan filed a complaint on behalf of all others similarly situated on Aug. 3 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Validity Research Inc. and Does 1 through 10 alleging violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that in February, he suffered damages as the result of being contacted on his cellular telephone by the defendant. The plaintiff alleges that he has never provided his information to the defendant. The plaintiff holds Validity Research Inc. and Does 1 through 10 responsible because the defendants allegedly used an artificial or pre-recorded voice to contact plaintiff to solicit its services.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks $500 in statutory damages for each and every violation, $1,500 in treble damages for each and every violation 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 Central District of California Case number 2:16-cv-05758-AB-AJW