MedAssist Makes Prerecorded Telemarketing Calls Without Consent: Class Action

Debt collection firm Firstsource places prerecorded telemarketing calls to offer its financial solutions, “oftentimes without the appropriate consent necessary,” alleges a Tuesday class action (docket 3:23-cv-01343) in U.S. District Court for Northern Ohio in Toledo. Plaintiff Leon Mosier of Swanton, Ohio, alleges Firstsource, operating as MedAssist, “does not procure the appropriate consent before placing prerecorded collection calls to consumers.” On May 23, Mosier received a call on his cellphone with a prerecorded voice message from MedAssist on behalf of Mercy Hospital regarding financial assistance for a recent hospital stay, said the complaint. Mosier “did not have a stay at Mercy Hospital and does not have a debt owing to any hospital,” nor does he require financial assistance for a medical-related debt, the complaint said. Mosier received similar prerecorded calls from Firstsource on five subsequent days through July 5, the complaint said. Mosier, claiming violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, seeks actual and statutory damages and costs, plus an injunction ordering Firstsource to cease all prerecorded calling activity done without consent.