March 29, 2019
A Minnesota federal judge gave preliminary approval Friday to a settlement that will see Medtox pay $1.6 million to a certified class of individuals who allegedly received junk faxes from the lead testing company in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
April 25, 2017
A Minnesota federal judge certified on Tuesday a class of individuals who allegedly received junk faxes from lead testing company Medtox Scientific Inc. in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act after the Eighth Circuit overturned an earlier decision denying certification.
May 04, 2016
The Eighth Circuit on Tuesday lowered the bar for obtaining class certification in Telephone Consumer Protection Act cases in reviving a putative class action over junk faxes sent by a lead testing company, emboldening an already ravenous plaintiffs bar intent on making cases as large as possible in order to capitalize on the potential for hefty statutory payouts.
May 03, 2016
The Eighth Circuit has revived a putative class over junk faxes by lead testing company Medtox Scientific Inc., saying that the district court abused its discretion in denying class certification.
January 28, 2015
A Minnesota federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a suit claiming laboratory testing company Medtox Scientific Inc. violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending junk faxes, saying that its settlement offer provides complete relief to a chiropractic clinic.
December 08, 2014
An Ohio chiropractic clinic on Friday blasted Medtox Scientific Inc.'s attempt to duck a suit alleging the laboratory testing company violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending junk faxes, telling a Minnesota federal judge that Medtox admitted to the violation in its motion for summary judgment.
August 06, 2014
A Minnesota federal judge on Tuesday refused to certify and partially tossed a proposed Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action alleging laboratory testing company Medtox Scientific Inc. sent unsolicited fax advertisements to a chiropractic clinic and other plaintiffs, finding the class definition was too broad.