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Jan. 28, 2025 – The lawsuit, Samson v. UnitedHealthCare Services, Inc., originated from claims that UnitedHealthcare persistently called individuals with marketing messages without their consent between 2015 and 2019. Notably, some recipients had explicitly requested removal from the call list, only to continue receiving calls.
The settlement, preliminarily approved by a Washington federal judge on January 16, 2025, suggests each class member could receive over $90. The final amount will depend on the number of claims submitted.
The lead plaintiff, Frantz Samson, who initiated the lawsuit after repeated calls on a wrong number, is proposed to receive a $20,000 service award. Legal fees for the attorneys are set to claim one-third of the settlement fund, amounting to approximately $833,333, per…
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