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Judge Certifies Taxi Text Message Class Action
Posted by Sound Justice on February 27, 2014
On February 27, 2014, in Torrey Gragg vs. Orange Cab Company, Inc. and Ridecharge, Inc., C12-057RSL, Dkt. #119 (W.D. Wash.), United States District Judge Robert S. Lasnik certified a class action lawsuit against Orange Cab Company, Inc. and Ridecharge, Inc. (Click here for a copy of the order.) Orange Cab and Ridecharge appear to have sent many thousands of uninvited commercial text messages to residents of Washington State in violation of Washington's Commercial Electronic Mail Act ("CEMA"), RCW 19.190.010, et seq. Each recipient may have a claim to recover at least $500 in statutory damages.
The plaintiffs in this case are represented by Albert H. Kirby of the Sound Justice Law Group, PLLC and Donald W. Heyrich of Heyrich Kalish McGuigan, PLLC.