DirecTV to Pay $16.9 Million to Settle Junk Calls Class Action

DirecTV LLC will pay $16.9 million to settle a long-running class action alleging it made marketing calls to consumers in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, in a deal given initial approval in federal court.

David Vance, Roxie Vance, and Carla Schultz alleged they received marketing calls from DirecTV to telephone numbers that were listed on the national do-not-call registry.

Judge John Preston Baileyof the US District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia gave preliminary approval to the proposed settlement Tuesday.

The lawsuit was initially filed in December 2017, and generated four appeals to the US ...