Medicredit Robocalls Violate Several Federal Laws, Class Action Claims

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A proposed class action has been filed against Medicredit, Inc. over claims that the company violated two federal laws in its attempts to contact an alleged debtor using automated phone calls. According to the lawsuit, the defendant placed several calls to a Missouri woman’s cell phone regarding a purported medical debt. The case argues that the calls were illegal under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act in that they were placed using automated dialing technology and were made without the plaintiff’s express written consent.

Moreover, the calls also constituted a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the suit continues, because the pre-recorded messages left on the woman’s answering machine failed to state that they were from a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and that “any information obtained can be used for that purpose.” The lawsuit was recently removed from state to federal court in Missouri.