Facts

Intero Real Estate Services is a company that facilitates the sale of real estate throughout the San Francisco Bay area. After receiving numerous calls from Intero Real Estate agents, Ronald Chinitz brought a class action against the company.

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS: Plaintiff claimed that he received repeated and unwanted telephone calls to his phone number, which was listed on the National Do Not Call Registry, in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and California's Unfair Competition Law. Plaintiff presented evidence that his landline telephone number received six calls from or on behalf of defendant within a 12-month period, and that the calls were from a sales associate associated with defendant asking if he was interested in relisting his house for sale. Plaintiff testified that he found the calls from defendant's agents intrusive, obnoxious, harassing and unwanted. Plaintiff asserted that the unwanted calls were an invasion of privacy. Plaintiff testified that he repeatedly asked the callers not to call him back, but they kept calling.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS: Defendant denied all contentions.

Result

The case settled for $16.2 million.