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Internet Search Firm Calls Consumers Without Their Consent, Alleges Class Action

Straight Marketing, a New Jersey company that markets and sells internet search engine optimization services, made unsolicited prerecorded telemarketing calls to Andrew Colon and others without their prior express consent, alleged Colon’s Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action Monday (docket…

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3:24-cv-00388) in U.S. District Court for Western North Carolina in Charlotte. The North Carolina resident and all members of the class have been harmed by the defendant’s acts “because their privacy has been violated and they were annoyed and harassed,” said the complaint. The calls also occupied the class members' phone lines, “rendering them unavailable for legitimate communication, including while driving, working, and performing other critical tasks,” it said.