Hey, TCPAWorld!

SelectQuote seems to be on fire lately on TCPAWorld—it seems like I just blogged about them. See ONE AFTER ANOTHER!: SelectQuote Hit With Yet Another TCPA Complaint – TCPAWorld; ATTACKED FROM EVERY ANGLE!: SelectQuote is Hit with Three Complaints in One Day – TCPAWorld.

Nevertheless, SelectQuote was hit with not one, but another TWO class action complaints, both of which bring DNCR claims and were filed by a familiar face—Anthony Paronich. 

Friel v. SelectQuote

Filed in the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Friel v. SelectQuote Insurance Services Inc., No. 3:25-cv-00153 (M.D. Pa. Jan. 23, 2025), alleges that Plaintiff Friel was called multiple times despite his number being listed on the DNCR. Specifically, Friel claims that SelectQuote called him on at least October 16, 17 (5 calls), 18, 19, 21, 22 (3 calls), and 23 of 2024—a total of at least twelve calls. On October 23, 2024, Friel claims to have spoken specifically with Melissa from SelectQuote who offered these services. Each of these calls supposedly came from the same (641) number and offered him Medicare supplemental insurance from SelectQuote.

Based on these allegations, Friel charges SelectQuote with violating the DNCR provisions of the the TCPA—47 U.S.C. § 227(c)(5) and 47 C.F.R. § 64.1200(c). He seeks to represent the following class:

National Do Not Call Registry Class: All persons within the United States: (1) whose residential telephone numbers were on the National Do Not Call Registry for at least 31 days; (2) but who received more than one telephone solicitation call from Defendant or a third party acting on Defendant’s behalf; (3) within a 12-month period; (4) within the four years prior to the filing of the Complaint.

Compl. at ¶ 28.

Remijio v. SelectQuote

In Remijio v. SelectQuote Insurance Services Inc., No. 2:25-cv-00311 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 23, 2025), Plaintiff Remijio also claims that his number was listed on the DNCR and that he never consented to receive calls, didn’t request information, and indeed wasn’t interested in services from SelectQuote. Regardless, Remijio claims to have received an unspecified number of calls from SelectQuote, as a result of SelectQuote trying to reach someone named Christopher Dominguez—a person Remijio does not know. He claims that these calls were made to advertise and market SelectQuote’s business or services.

Like Friel, Ramirez claims that SelectQuote violated the DNCR provisions, since his number was listed on the registry. He seeks to represent the following class:

National DNC Class: All persons in the United States whose (1) telephone numbers were on the National Do Not Call Registry for at least 31, days, (2) but who received more than one telemarketing call from or on behalf of Defendant promoting SelectQuote Insurance Services’ goods or services, (3) within a 12-month period (4) at any time in the period that begins four years before the date of filing this Complaint to trial.

Compl. at ¶ 24.

These complaints present a clear takeaway: be mindful of the DNCR! I hope SelectQuote is prepared for the new FCC one-to-one consent rule.