Atlanta, GA: A Class Action lawsuit has been filed against Defendant Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. (stock ticker PRAA) - in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on behalf of all persons in the State of Georgia who, since October 28, 2010, received a non-emergency telephone call from PRA to a cellular telephone through the use of an automatic telephone dialing system or an artificial or prerecorded voice and who did not provide prior express consent for such calls during the transaction that resulted in the debt owed. The action is captioned Kimberly Bartlett v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc., and is numbered 11-CV-00624.
According to the Complaint, PRA violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") by using automatic dialing systems or an artificial or prerecorded voice to contact cell phone users about purported debts without their prior consent. As described in the Complaint, Ms. Bartlett, the named plaintiff in the action, was repeatedly contacted since October 28, 2010 on her cell phone about a purported credit card debt. The Complaint avers that Plaintiff never consented to those calls, nor did she provide PRA with her telephone number.
Under the TCPA, PRA could be ordered to pay attorneys' fees, litigation expenses and costs of the lawsuit, and statutory damages of $500 for each negligent violation, and/or $1,500 for each knowing and/or willing violation. According to the Complaint, the potential Class Members are estimated to number in the tens of thousands.
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Portfolio has called from at least 16 different phone numbers in about 8 states. They have been instructed legally NOT to call my cell phone phone. They blatenly ignore and continue to call. I wish so dearly that Arizona could join this action and create a similiar class action against them AND all the others that ignore the law and harrass
Posted by Michelle Hoff
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I worked for a company that said was customer service, it may have been a debt collector using tactics to collect debt by operating call center and giving low income wages. Manager did say during work hours, you're broke now. Company offered $300 personal non-secured credit card, venture capital firm. Now, with fees total debt is only $500 and tactics have exceeded what they should have done. Including one call from Portfolio Management that was like, good luck in surviving... paraphrase of sentiment.
Posted by Dawn DeSmedt
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Just like everyone I have been called, threatened and now I have 2 derogatory marks on my credit report. How do I get these off my report? This company needs to be taken down.
Posted by Denise Hofreiter
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I have tried to contact on regards to the settlement..the on line response was to put in my claim number..put it will only allow me to put in so many numbers and then it freezes up! These people are just a joke! Just admit you f-uped and pay out!!!
Posted by Derek
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Got a check in the mail for this lawsuit, just this week. The checks aren't something huge, but what does this mean for us now? Will I still get calls that harass me for something that isn't on my credit report?
Posted by Sarah Perez
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When do we get paid for this harassment?
Posted by jeffery l thar
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I thought I would of heard something by now since the card I got and filled out said it was supposed to be done in Dec
Posted by latashia muse
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how do I get my money they called and harassed me for years I need to file my claim
Posted by Fred ritchie
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Well received a card joined the class action suit and portfolio recovery still calls my cell phone never gave them that number and they won't stop what must we do to stop this
Posted by Garrick Evans
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I had submitted a couple of claims , and I was wondering what was the outcome of everything and when will our money be distributed?
Posted by Debrah Benson
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I received a card in the mail. I called and filed my claim. I haven't heard anything about the case. Court was in December. Those calls came mornings all day into the evenings for 2 years. It was crazy. I don't understand why we haven't heard anything.
Posted by Dawn Daniels
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im in texas and was harassed by this company for years ....when is payment due....I read somewhere it was suppose to be by jan.4 2017 but nothing as of yet.....
Posted by RHONDA GUNTER
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Would like to know when payment date is or at least about when
Posted by lester
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help me out win do we get money
Posted by Chris Coleman
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I got post card in I called in filled claim
In still haven't herd back are any yet they have harassed me for years day in day out called me on my job in called my brother on his job I payed them off.
Posted by jean johnson
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Has Anyone heard of the final decision in this case? I cant find it anywhere. Thanks
Posted by Vanessa Cornish
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I was called for years by them ,night day ,early morning hours at work ,it was just plain out harassment ,it lasted about 5 yrs :(
Posted by BRIAN TRIBBLE
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when do we get the money an how much.
Posted by LaDonna Baldwin
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Would Call all the time, drove me crazy.
Posted by This co is in cahoots w/ the fraudulent cos. like paypal..etc..
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this co is in cahoots w/ paypal..my acct had been cleared by paypal since they rec.'d all pertinent docs.pertinent to the clearance of the fraudulent act>(a Georgia mortgage co) did to me> BUT I REC'D again tetter >dated Aug 15/16; it had been 8 yrs ago my identity. was stolen from this fraudulent mortgage co.ALL pertinent docs had been furnished to paypal> to clear this identity theft.However the stupid >Portfolio Recovery ass. bought this acct..on 01/15/2010.So now >Porfolio assoc is bothering me w. such acct.?????????????????????????
Posted by Meghan ENgberg
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They continuously call my phone and never leave any messages. I had to install a spam blocker on my phone so it would just go straight to voicemail instead. It's harassment!
Posted by Juanita Gray
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They constantly called us for years.They came to our home and put business cards under our windshield pretending to be law enforcement. When you call the number on the card they did not immediatley reveal that they were a collection agency. They made you think you were being contacted by the police. They served us with papers. We hired an attorney. Got a settlement decision and we are paying on it. But the amount I owed was 8 years old and it was $1800. This company spent more time and money and man power harassing me than the original debt was even worth. It is simple persecution, harassment and threats. My attorney was shocked they would take this small amount so far with so much hatefulness and threatening behavior.
Posted by CHRIS WISDOM
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THEY CALL ALL TIMES OF DAY AND NIGHT TO MY PARENTS HOME THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN MY CELL NUMBER YET THEY ROBO CALL MY PARENTS NUMBER AND EVEN ASK THEM IF THEY COULD PAY THE DEBT
Posted by Ron R.
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My Husband & I were called day and night ,7 days a week and several times a day. Even after telling them numerous times not to call here or I would report them to the "do not call list" They still continued to do so.. They drove me and my husband crazy. It was very nerve racking. We even contacted our Attorney who told us to ask them to stop calling or... But nothing worked. So happy that someone is doing something about them ..
Posted by Emma
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How do we know that this is for real? On the card it says to contact Portfolio Recovery to see if we qualify as part of the suit. How do we know that this isn't some tactic by Portfolio Recovery to get you to contact them? I'm just not sure that it's a for real thing.
Posted by LaShelle Warren
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They call non stop all times of day and night.. 7 days a week.,cell and work ..
Posted by Debra Coles
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I was constantly harrased by CPS when I had a call loan with them. I nee gave permission to call my cell phone how can I file a claim?
Posted by Juanita Gray
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They had been calling and harassing my husband and I for years. Then we were served papers that they were taking us to court for an 8 year old credit card debt. We hired an attorney and still had to pay the amount owed. We are paying the debt but it was the constant automated harassment on our phones that was unstoppable and just insane.
Posted by Leah
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I received a postcard today telling me I was owed money from a settlement against them, but when I get online It says I had to complete by September of 2015?
Posted by Dennis D Weislik
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They called and called. I had my phone disconnected and they still called my cell. They got a court order I was not aware of and had my car impounded. I am disabled. It cost $8,000 plus towing and storage to get my car back.
They are simply lowlifes.
Posted by Tim
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Call me at home, cell and work... WORK. Where are they getting this stuff. I don't owe money to any of the claims. Also cant talk to anyone, it is all precorded.
Posted by Helen Dobbins
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Portfolio has been calling my home year and a half years don't say anything we don't owe them anything we paid our bills just about every day .
Posted by sheri
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I lived in Florida and now live in Missouri. But they called me 3 to 5 times a day for 2 years. I asked them every time they called to stop calling and that the debt they were calling about was 8 years old. I would love to get into the class action lawsuit. Please email me.
Posted by FRED rodriguez
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IS THIS LAWSUIT ONLY FOR THE STATE OF GEORGIA?
Posted by Julia shutts
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They have been calling me non stop
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