California District Court Certifies Class Action Against Enagic USA

On March 13, a California district court granted certification of a class action against Enagic USA (Makaron v. Enagic) for violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which regulates telemarketing and robocalls as in what consent is necessary and in what manner businesses can call consumers both on cellphones and on residential lines. The law requires prior written consent for any business that calls either type of phone line with a prerecorded message or artificial voice. In this suit, the Plaintiff alleges that Enagic is liable for its distributors’ use of prerecorded messages to persons without obtaining prior written consent.