New York State has settled with 19 companies for more than $200,000 over telemarketing complaints filed by consumers registered with state’s do-not-call registry.
Settlement agreements began last year and now total $435,910, one of the largest settlement totals among states with such programs, according to a statement by the state’s Consumer Protection Board. Similar settlements were reached with 13 other companies last March.
The 19 firms denied wronging but agreed to settle to avoid costly legal proceedings, the statement said.
The companies in the second round of settlements are: Morgan Stanley of New York, NY ($52,000); Southeastern Publishers of Sarasota, FL. ($28,000); Merrill Lynch of Pennington, NJ ($19,000); Warrior Golf of Irvine, CA ($19,000); Consolidated Media Services of Atlanta, GA. ($18,000) New York Post of New York, NY ($13,000); RCN of Princeton, NJ. ($11,000); JP Media Fone of Farmingdale, NY ($10,000); First USA Bank of Wilmington, DE ($8,000); Promenade Discount of El Seguno, CA ($7,000); Prudential Securities of New York, NY ($6,000); American Home Loans of Santa Ana, CA ($6,000); Staten Island Advance of Staten Island, NY ($5,250); Webnet of McLean, VA. ($5,000); Blitz Media of Las Vegas, NV ($4,160); Genesis Communications of San Diego, CA ($3,000); Time Life of Alexandria, VA ($2,000); Area Circulation of Virginia Beach, VA ($1,000); and Bergen Capital of Hasbrouck Heights, NJ ($1,000).
The settlement funds are used to support the program.
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