Political Organization Sued for Violating Fla. Telephone Solicitation Act
Turning Point USA violated the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA), said plaintiff and Florida resident Darla Viera, who alleges she was one of more than 100 Florida individuals who received a phone call or text message about charitable donations to…
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the conservative political organization since July 2021. So said a class action (docket 6:23-cv-00635) filed March 1 in Circuit Court of the 9th Judicial Circuit in Orange County, Florida, and removed Friday to (docket 6:23-cv-00635) U.S. District Court for Middle Florida in Orlando. Since July 2021, Viera received at least one text message that the defendant made or knowingly allowed another person to make on its behalf to solicit a donation in exchange for a book, said the complaint. Defendant used an "automated system for the selection or dialing of telephone numbers" to transmit texts “en masse” without Viera’s prior express written consent, said the complaint. Viera seeks relief enjoining Turning Point from violating the FTSA, statutory damages of $500 for herself and each class member, or $1,500 for each violation committed willfully or knowingly, plus attorneys’ fees and costs.