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Class Action Alleges National Tax Advisory Services Is Guilty of TCPA, FTSA Crimes

National Tax Advisory Services removed to U.S. District Court for Southern Florida in Fort Pierce a class action filed May 31 in the 19th Judicial Circuit Court in Indian River County that alleges the tax-relief company is guilty of Telephone…

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Consumer Protection Act and Florida Telephone Solicitation Act wrongdoing, said its notice of removal Friday (docket 2:23-cv-14200). The company “reserves all rights to assert any and all defenses” in response to the complaint, said its notice. Plaintiff Alan Grochowski’s complaint alleges the defendant engages in unsolicited marketing to promote its services by hounding consumers with unwanted calls to numbers listed on the national do not call registry. The conduct harms “thousands of consumers in the process,” it said. Grochowski's number was listed on the DNC registry since July 2003, it said. He seeks injunctive relief to halt the illegal conduct, “which has resulted in the invasion of privacy, harassment, aggravation and the disruption of daily life for thousands of individuals.” Court records show Grochowski's action is the third such case against the company this year and the sixth since August.