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Attorneys Zolna and Swetland Secure a Record $78 Million Settlement Under the California Invasion of Privacy Act

Attorneys Zolna and Swetland secured a record $78 million settlement under the California Invasion of Privacy Act.

Oct 04, 2022

by Zolna Swetland

Attorneys Zolna and Swetland secured a record $78 million settlement under the California Invasion of Privacy Act.

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On August 4, 2022, a Federal Judge in Chicago approved the largest ever settlement under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”). The latest settlement secures an additional $50 Million, which is in addition to a prior settlement of $28 Million reached with other defendants, bringing the total recovery in the lawsuit to $78 Million. The $78 Million settlement is the largest ever settlement under the CIPA and far exceeds the previous largest settlement of $18 Million.

The plaintiffs alleged that two independent sales organization, Ironwood Financial, LLC and International Payment Services, LLC (“IPS”) violated CIPA by recording appointment setting telephone calls to California businesses without their knowledge or consent.

For more information about the settlement, visit www.CallSettlement.com.

Record-Breaking Results

Settlement

$125,387,948

Our firm exposed the City of Chicago’s...

Our firm exposed the City of Chicago’s unlawful ticketing practices, securing a $125 million settlement with refunds, debt forgiveness, and injunctive relief.

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Settlement

$78,000,000

Big banks and Fortune 500 companies secr...

Big banks and Fortune 500 companies secretly recorded the owners of California small businesses during unwanted telemarketing calls. For years, millions of these recordings were made, all without any warning to those who picked up the phone. Our investigation broke it wide open. Our attorneys developed an innovative legal theory that ensured that big banks and major corporations were accountable for their actions. We fought for years to secure a combined $78 million settlement, the largest ever achieved under the California Invasion of Privacy Act. Thanks to this historic, record-setting settlement, California small business owners received payments in the hundreds and even thousands of dollars. Plus, the defendants agreed to stop secretly recording their telemarketing calls.

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Settlement

$19,700,000

Once again, our attorneys uncovered secr...

Once again, our attorneys uncovered secretly recorded telemarketing calls made to California small business owners by banks and other companies operating in the payment processing industry. Thanks to our attorneys’ innovative legal strategy, we achieved a historic $19.7 million settlement. This result provided the highest-ever recovery on a per-class member basis under the California Invasion of Privacy Act, meaning many California small businesses received thousands of dollars each. Our attorneys also secured the Defendant’s agreement that they would cease recording telemarketing calls without warning.

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