Lawyers Targeted for Junk Faxes Win $1.8M Settlement
A class made up mostly of Massachusetts lawyers has negotiated a $1.8 million settlement with an auctioneer that sent them unsolicited faxes.
Boston solo practitioner Evan Fray-Witzer was lead plaintiff in the suit against Metropolitan Antiques, a New Jersey company, Legal Blog Watch reports. Metropolitan had purchased the lawyers’ fax numbers and sent them faxes advertising estate sales, the lawsuit revealed. The suit claims the faxes violated the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
Class members are each eligible to receive up to $1,500 under the settlement given preliminary approval by a trial judge, the story says. As lead plaintiff, Fray-Witzer will receive $15,000.
The lead lawyers in the case, Matthew McCue of Framingham and Edward Broderick of Boston, will share $600,000 in attorney fees.
