Robocalls Lawsuit: When You Can Sue, and Which Settlements Pay Now
Reference Guide
There is no single robocalls lawsuit. There is one federal law — the Telephone Consumer Protection Act — and a steady stream of individual suits and class actions brought under it, each against one company. As of October 2026, the one robocalls settlement still taking claims that we verified is Teleflora's, with a deadline of November 17, 2026. If you want to act on your own calls, the law sets damages at $500 per illegal call.
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What Makes a Robocall Illegal
The TCPA, 47 U.S.C. § 227, makes it unlawful to call a cell phone using an autodialer or an artificial or prerecorded voice without the called party's prior express consent, with narrow exceptions for emergencies and federal debt collection. Prerecorded calls to a home landline need consent too.
The FTC puts it plainly: a robocall trying to sell you something is illegal unless the company got written permission, directly from you. Purely informational messages and debt-collection calls are not illegal robocalls by themselves.
A second track covers the National Do Not Call Registry: if you received more than one call within any 12-month period from the same company in violation of the Do-Not-Call rules, you have a claim too. Nearly every class action lawsuit robocalls recipients can join pleads one or both of these tracks — and in each one, the calls are what the lawsuit alleges, until a court decides otherwise.
Case details
Two Supreme Court decisions shape every robocalls class action today. In Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, No. 19-511, decided April 1, 2021, the Court held that an “autodialer” must have the capacity to use a random or sequential number generator. That narrowed autodialer claims, which is why most recent cases are built on prerecorded or artificial voices, or on the Do Not Call Registry, instead.
In McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson Corp., No. 23-1226, decided June 20, 2025, the Court ruled 6–3 that district courts are not bound by the FCC's interpretation of the TCPA and must read the statute themselves. That makes long-standing FCC rulings on consent and coverage open to fresh challenge in individual cases.
Private suits can be brought in state court — the statute says so expressly — and many class actions are filed in federal court.
Robocalls Settlements: Where Recent Cases Stand
Teleflora (claims open). Carter v. Teleflora LLC, Case No. 2026-012979-CA-01, Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Florida. The suit alleges marketing texts to cell numbers on the Do Not Call Registry; Teleflora denies it. A claim form is required; payment is up to $251. Claims, exclusions and objections are due November 17, 2026 at the official settlement website.
The Money Source (no claim form, deadline passed). Hiller v. The Money Source, Inc., No. CV-23-00235-PHX-JJT (D. Ariz.), a $1,500,000 fund for prerecorded calls placed after people asked the company to stop. Payment is automatic for class members once the court approves the settlement; the opt-out deadline of October 7, 2026 has passed, and the final approval hearing is set for November 16, 2026. Details: our Money Source page.
Aidvantage (claims closed). Knox v. Maximus Education, LLC, dba Aidvantage, No. 2:25-cv-00121 (M.D. Ala.), a $3,000,000 fund for prerecorded calls to people who had no Aidvantage account. The claim deadline was August 24, 2026; the final fairness hearing was scheduled for October 7, 2026.
Concora Credit (claims closed). Wrong-number robocalls to 147,083 cell phones; claims closed October 19 — see our Concora report.
Other company-specific TCPA cases are covered on Cash App, O'Reilly Automotive, Synchrony Bank and Sunrun.
Are You Part of a Robocalls Class Action?
Each robocalls class action defines its own class, usually by the company, the type of call and a date range. Two examples from the notices: the Money Source class covers cell phones that got prerecorded calls after a stop request, February 6, 2019 through May 7, 2025; the Aidvantage class covers non-customers who got prerecorded calls from February 12, 2021 through September 26, 2025.
The practical test is your mail and your texts. Settlements are usually notified by postcard, email or text to the numbers in the company's call records, often with a unique claim ID. If you have no notice, check the official settlement website for a class-member lookup.
If no class action covers the company calling you, you can still bring your own case: the statute lets an individual sue for $500 per violation in an appropriate state court, including small claims where state rules allow. For a step-by-step on the law itself, see our TCPA lawsuit guide.
What a Robocalls Settlement Actually Pays
In a class settlement, the fund is split among everyone who claims, after fees and administration costs. The notices show the range: Teleflora pays up to $251 per claimant; Aidvantage estimated $500 to $1,000 per approved claim; the Money Source fund of $1,500,000 is paid pro rata without a claim form. Smaller funds with many claimants pay less — the estimate is never a promise.
Fines the FCC imposes on robocallers do not go to the people who were called. The record $300 million FCC forfeiture of August 3, 2023 was against an auto-warranty robocall operation, and whether it is ever collected is an open question.
Robocall Law and Cases — Timeline
1991 — Congress Passes the TCPA
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act creates the consent rule for autodialed and prerecorded calls and a private right to sue for $500 per violation.
April 1, 2021 — Facebook v. Duguid
The Supreme Court narrows what counts as an autodialer. Later cases lean on prerecorded voices and the Do Not Call Registry.
August 3, 2023 — Record FCC Fine
The FCC issues a record $300 million forfeiture against an auto-warranty robocall enterprise. None of it is paid to call recipients.
June 20, 2025 — McLaughlin v. McKesson
The Supreme Court rules 6–3 that district courts decide what the TCPA means for themselves, without being bound by the FCC.
August–October 2026 — Deadlines Close
The Aidvantage claim deadline passes August 24, the Money Source opt-out deadline October 7, and Concora claims close October 19.
November 2026 — Teleflora Claims Due
Teleflora claims are due November 17, 2026. The Money Source final approval hearing is set for November 16, 2026.
Three Things to Watch For
Robocall settlements are announced by text and phone — the same channels the scammers use:
A “settlement” robocall asking you to press 1
The FTC warns that pressing a number to speak to someone or get off a list usually brings more robocalls. A real notice names the case and the court and points to its own website; it does not ask for card numbers or a fee.
Missed calls from Caribbean area codes
The FTC's one-ring warning lists 268, 284, 473, 664, 649, 767, 809, 829, 849 and 876. The danger is calling back, which can run up international per-minute charges.
“Robocall claim” sites with no case number
Every real robocalls settlement has a case name, a court and a court-approved website — Teleflora's lists Case No. 2026-012979-CA-01. A page that only collects your phone number and Social Security number is not filing anything.
Robocalls Lawsuit — Questions People Actually Ask
Short answers to the questions people ask most about this case.
Can I get paid for robocalls?
Sometimes. The TCPA lets you recover $500 per illegal call, or up to $1,500 if the court finds the violation willful or knowing. You can also be paid as a member of a robocalls class action — for example, Teleflora claims of up to $251 are due November 17, 2026.
How to sue for robocalls?
Identify the caller and keep a record of each call: date, time, the number that called and what was said. The statute lets an individual sue in an appropriate state court for $500 per violation, and Do-Not-Call claims need more than one call within a 12-month period from the same company. Anonymous scam callers with faked caller ID are usually impossible to serve, which is why most suits target identifiable companies.
Is there a robocalls class action lawsuit I can join right now?
Each robocalls class action covers one company. As of October 23, 2026, the Teleflora settlement is taking claims until November 17, 2026. The Money Source settlement pays class members automatically, and the Aidvantage and Concora claim deadlines have passed. Our open settlements list is updated as new ones appear.
Are all robocalls illegal?
No. Per the FTC, purely informational messages and debt-collection calls are not illegal robocalls. A robocall selling you something is illegal unless the company got your written permission directly from you.
Does the Do Not Call Registry stop robocalls?
It stops telemarketing calls from companies that follow the law. The FTC says the registry won't stop scammers. A sales robocall without your written permission is illegal whether or not your number is registered.
How do I stop getting 20 spam calls a day?
The FTC's advice: hang up, do not press any numbers, use call-blocking or call-labeling services from your carrier or an app, and report the calls at DoNotCall.gov with the number called, the caller ID number and the date and time. Reports feed the call-blocking data the FTC releases to phone companies.
What are the area codes you should never answer?
The FTC's one-ring scam warning lists ten: 268, 284, 473, 664, 649, 767, 809, 829, 849 and 876. They look domestic but connect internationally, often to the Caribbean. Answering is not the danger — calling back is.
Do FCC robocall fines go to the people who were called?
No. FCC forfeitures are government penalties, not compensation. The record $300 million fine of August 3, 2023 pays nothing to call recipients. Money for consumers comes from your own TCPA claim or a robocalls settlement in a class action.
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