Working with the FTC, Indiana officials have been pursuing violations...
Working with the FTC, Indiana officials have been pursuing violations of state phone privacy laws by companies and individuals selling medical discount plans using unwanted faxes or outlaw robocalls, Attorney General Greg Zoeller said last week. Since 2009, Indiana has…
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filed six lawsuits as part of a nationwide FTC sweep involving 23 states and resulting in more than 50 actions against such operations, he said. His office received nearly 1,500 complaints of unwanted faxes or robocalls pitching medical plans during the nearly two-year period, Zoeller said. The suits allege deceptive practices or representations as well as violations of insurance laws. Some of Indiana’s actions have led to settlements. California-based Association for Lifestyle Reform and Claims & Benefit Management settled in June, paying $65,000 in civil penalties. In May, Texas-based Association Healthcare Management, doing business as Family Care, paid $30,000. Brett Scott, Phillip Jones and Nicholas Wall, of California and Wyoming, agreed in June to pay $40,000, of which they have made good on $12,000. Zoeller’s said cases are pending in Indiana against Direct Health Partners, also known as Health Solutions, based in Nevada and Texas and operated by Harold Roy Judson Lief; against Smart Data Solutions, American Trade Association and Serve America Assurance, Ltd., based in California and Tennessee; and California-based Gary Lord, also known as Gary Davis.