Court Rejects Avid Telecom’s Attempts to Dismiss Illegal Robocalls Case

Concord, NH – Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the United States District Court in Arizona has denied Avid Telecom’s multiple attempts to dismiss and delay a bipartisan, 49-state lawsuit against the company Michael D. Lansky, L.L.C., dba Avid Telecom, as well as its owner Michael D. Lansky and its vice president Stacey S. Reeves. Forty-nine attorneys general who are also members of the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force sued Avid in May 2023 for initiating and facilitating billions of illegal robocalls to millions of people across the nation. 

"The court’s decision is a significant step forward in our fight against illegal robocalls. Avid Telecom is responsible for billions of them, causing significant harm and distress to millions of Americans. Our bipartisan multistate lawsuit sends a clear message that such predatory practices will not be tolerated,” said Attorney General Formella. “People deserve to live free from the fear and annoyance of illegal robocalls. We stand hopeful that our suit and this new ruling will deter other companies from engaging in similar practices.”

Avid Telecom allegedly sent or attempted to transmit more than 24 billion scam calls in a four-year period about Social Security Administration scams, Medicare scams, auto warranty scams, Amazon scams, DirecTV scams, credit card interest rate reduction scams, and employment scams. They continued transmitting these calls even after being notified at least 329 times that these illegal robocalls were being sent across their networks.