Birchmeier et al v. Caribbean Cruise Line, Inc. et al

  1. February 13, 2017

    $76M Cruise Robocall Deal Merits Final Approval, Judge Told

    An Illinois federal judge has been asked to grant final approval to a $76 million deal resolving a class action accusing several cruise marketing companies of robocalling potentially millions of Americans, with class members calling it one of the most favorable Telephone Consumer Protection Act settlements on record.

  2. September 29, 2016

    $76M Cruise Robocall Class Settlement Gets Judge's OK

    An Illinois federal judge on Thursday OK'd an agreement that could see several cruise marketing companies shelling out up to $76 million to settle class action claims they robocalled potentially millions of Americans, calling the payout among the largest he had ever seen in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act suit.

  3. August 23, 2016

    Cruise Robocall Classes OK After Spokeo, Judge Says

    An Illinois federal judge overseeing a massive class action accusing cruise marketing companies of robocalling millions of Americans with offers for free cruises refused to decertify the two classes in the case Tuesday, finding the violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act alleged in the suit go beyond the procedural injuries the U.S. Supreme Court banned in its recent Spokeo decision.

  4. April 19, 2016

    Class Scores Win On TCPA Claims In Cruise Robocall Suit

    A class of as many as 1 million Americans who allegedly received robocalls offering a free cruise for taking part in a political opinion survey on Monday snagged a win from an Illinois federal judge, who said calls with prerecorded messages to cellphones were unlawful under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

  5. November 23, 2015

    Class Seeks Quick Win On TCPA Claims In Robocall Suit

    A class representing as many as 1 million Americans who allegedly received robocalls with offers of free cruises for taking part in a political or public opinion survey asked an Illinois federal court for a quick win Monday, saying its claims that the calls violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act are indisputable.

  6. November 23, 2015

    Cruise Cos. Want Stay Until High Court's Spokeo Ruling

    Two cruise marketing companies asked an Illinois federal judge Monday to stay a class action accusing them of robocalling millions of Americans with offers for free cruises ahead of a Supreme Court decision that could render the suit moot or force decertification of the class.

  7. July 17, 2015

    AT&T Must ID Potential Caribbean Cruise TCPA Class Members

    An Illinois federal judge on Friday ordered AT&T Inc. to provide wireless subscriber records to plaintiffs accusing Caribbean Cruise Line Inc. of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by robocalling millions of Americans with offers of free cruises.

  8. June 15, 2015

    Time Share Co. Looks To Duck TCPA Class Action

    A time share company named in a massive Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action against Caribbean Cruise Line Inc. asked an Illinois federal judge last week for a judgment on the pleadings, saying that its products weren't sold through the robocalls at the center of the suit.

  9. March 20, 2015

    Calif. Law Shields T-Mobile From TCPA Subpoena, Judge Says

    T-Mobile US Inc. doesn't have to turn over the names and addresses of 4,600 California customers to plaintiffs in a massive Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action against Caribbean Cruise Line Inc., an Illinois federal judge ruled Friday, saying a state privacy law blocked the release of the information absent the customers' consent.

  10. March 13, 2015

    T-Mobile Fights Subpoena In Caribbean Cruise TCPA Suit

    T-Mobile US Inc. told a federal judge on Thursday that California law bars it from complying with a subpoena seeking subscriber records for more than 4,600 customers from plaintiffs in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act suit against Caribbean Cruise Line Inc., saying that federal subpoena laws don't trump the Golden State's privacy laws.