Five pages delivered through a fax machine could cost a Florida security company at least $2,500 plus attorney fees, and they're not alone. Under the 1991 Federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act, plaintiffs can bring suit in state court against anyone who sends them junk faxes, with damages of $500 per fax. Hundreds of suits have been filed across the country on behalf of fax recipients. Law firms and specialty companies have identified such claims as a profitable niche.
March 22, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Five pages delivered through a fax machine could cost a Sunrise, Fla., security company at least $2,500 plus attorney fees.
The recipient of the fax, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., architect William Leander Osborn, claimed the faxes from TEM Systems were unwanted. Under the 1991 Federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act, plaintiffs can bring suit in state court against anyone who sends them junk faxes, with damages of $500 per fax.
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