Home Depot Escapes Proposed Class Action Over Unwanted Texts

Home Depot Inc. escaped claims that it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending unwanted text messages, when a federal judge in Georgia ruled that its subsidiary Red Beacon Inc., which wasn’t a named defendant in the proposed class action, sent the texts.

Melissa Carson claimed that Home Depot “bombarded” her with marketing texts for ProReferral.com, a free online platform that connects people working on home improvement projects with professionals in their area. The website is owned and operated by Red Beacon.

Carson had submitted multiple service requests on Pro Referral and checked a box that said, “Get text ...