Class Action Seeks to Halt Leads Generation Firm’s ‘Spam’ Calls

411 Locals, a leads generation company headquartered in Las Vegas, initiated at least four telemarketing “spam” calls to plaintiff Matthew Pirone’s residential cellphone to promote its goods and services, despite his number having been listed on the national do not call registry since April 2022, alleged his Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action Wednesday (docket 7:23-cv-09643) in U.S. District Court for Southern New York in Manhattan. The Middletown, New York, resident alleges that 411 Locals initiated the calls using an automated system that randomly or sequentially generated Pirone’s number. Pirone never gave 411 Locals his phone number, nor did he have a relationship with the company or give it permission to send him any type of communication, said his complaint. The calls “are a nuisance and annoyance to Pirone,” and have invaded his privacy, it said. The company previously was sued at least five other times for “telephone spam,” but that hasn’t caused it to “stop spamming,” it said.