Modani Granted 30-Day Extension to Answer TCPA Complaint

U.S. District Judge William Dimitrouleas for Southern Florida in Fort Lauderdale signed an order Thursday (docket 0:22-cv-62219) granting Modani’s unopposed motion for a 30-day deadline extension to Jan. 19 to answer plaintiff Jamil Hindi’s complaint alleging the furniture retailer violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act. Modani has been “diligent in gathering information since it received notice of this case,” said its Dec. 14 motion. But lawyers with Kabat Chapman “were only retained very recently” to defend Modani and need more time “to familiarize themselves with the facts and circumstances surrounding this dispute,” it said. Hindi’s class action alleges Modani inundated Floridians with 50 different unwanted text-message solicitations during the run-up to Black Friday (see 2211280035).