Legal Opinion
In re Convergent Telephone Consumer Protection Act Litigation
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Decided October 8, 2013No. MDL No. 2478PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRANSFER ORDER
JOHN G. HEYBURN II, Chairman.
Before the Panel:* Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, defendant Convergent Outsourcing, Inc. (Convergent) moves to centralize this litigation in the District of Connecticut. This litigation currently consists of seven actions pending in seven district courts, as listed on Schedule A.1 Plaintiffs in these actions each allege that Convergent violated, inter alia, the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by placing debt collection calls to plaintiffs’ *1386cellular telephones, without the plaintiffs’ consent, using an “autodialer” or an artificial or…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Aberdeen Claims Administration, Inc. v. Satyam Computer Services Ltd.United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2010
- In Re Midland Credit Management, Inc.United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2011
- In re Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC, Telephone Consumer Protection Act LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2011
- In re Enhanced Recovery Co.United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2012
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- In re U.S. Office of Personnel Management Data Security Breach LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2015
- In re Collecto, Inc., Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2014
- In re First National Collection Bureau, Inc., Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2014
- In re Monitronics International, Inc.United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2013