Richard Chen, et al v. Allstate Insurance Co.

  1. April 12, 2016

    9th Circ. Won't Let Allstate End TCPA Row With $20K Deposit

    The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday rejected Allstate's bid to shake a putative Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action over robocalls by setting aside $20,000 for the plaintiff, ruling that under a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, settlement offers can't moot individual claims unless the plaintiff actually receives the allocated funds.

  2. March 22, 2016

    9th Circ. Grills Allstate On Cash Offer To End Class Action

    A Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday challenged Allstate Insurance Co.'s bid to end as moot a proposed class action over robocalls because the insurer allocated settlement funds for the plaintiff, with one judge asking if the maneuver would "kill class actions altogether by buying off individual plaintiffs."

  3. February 22, 2016

    Allstate's Escrow Cash Doesn't Kill Suit, 9th Circ. Told

    Nonprofit consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen told the Ninth Circuit on Friday that Allstate Insurance Co. didn't moot a proposed class action over robocalls by putting settlement funds in escrow, arguing that the insurer has yet to actually pay up.

  4. February 16, 2016

    Allstate Tells 9th Circ. Tendered Offer Moots TCPA Suit

    Allstate Insurance and the man leading a proposed class action claiming it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by robocalling him battled on Friday over whether the Ninth Circuit should dismiss the case as moot after the insurer deposited settlement funds into a court-controlled account.

  5. October 23, 2014

    9th Circ. Urged To Deny Allstate's Bid To Toss TCPA Suit

    A consumer is pushing the Ninth Circuit to uphold a lower court's refusal to dismiss a class action alleging Allstate Insurance Co. violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by robocalling cellphones without consent, saying two previous rulings by the court favor the plaintiff.