Medicredit Must Defend Would-Be Class Suit Over Single Junk Call

May 3, 2023, 4:32 PM UTC

Medicredit Inc. must face a proposed class action alleging it made debt-collection calls to consumers in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

Jason Saggio sufficiently pleaded an injury in fact to establish Article III standing to sue, Judge John A. Ross of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri said Tuesday. Ross denied the company’s motion to dismiss.

Saggio alleged he received a prerecorded message in July 2022 from Medicredit attempting to collect a debt from another consumer.

The TCPA prohibits non-emergency calls to cell phone numbers using an artificial or prerecorded voice without consumer consent. ...

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