Manhattan Lexus Dealer to Pay $695,000 to Settle Junk Fax Suit

A New York City Lexus dealer would pay $695,000 under a deal given initial approval in federal court to settle a class action alleging it sent unsolicited text messages to customers of an affiliated Honda dealership in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

Each member of a class of 418 customers of Honda of Manhattan who received a text message from Lexus of Manhattan without consent would receive $250 from the settlement fund, with the remainder covering litigation costs, a service award for the class representative, and attorneys’ fees, according to the plaintffs’ motion for preliminary approval of the ...