Amazon Online Pharmacy Faces Class Claim Over Unwanted Calls

Amazon.com Inc.‘s online pharmacy PillPack LLC will face a nationwide class in a lawsuit over third-party vendor marketing calls.

Chief Judge David G. Estudillo of the US District Court for the Western District of Washington certified Dec. 23 a class of individuals claiming they received unwanted calls made using an artificial or pre-recorded voice, in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

Although plaintiff Aaron Williams separately claims that PillPack is liable for marketing calls made to telephone numbers on the national Do Not Call Registry, Estudillo said it appeared he was only seeking certification on the former of ...