No Call News & Legal Actions

2008

September 4: Nixon alerts political campaigns that federal law requires “robo-calls” to include identifying and contact information

June 20: Nixon obtains court order preventing Michigan company from continued phone harassment of Missourians

June 16: Nixon obtains temporary restraining order against Georgia businesses over No Call violations

June 11: Nixon obtains $450,000 consent judgment against Police Protective Fund for telemarketing harassment of Missourians

June 6: Nixon's enforcement of Missouri No Call law tops $3 million milestone

April 4: Nixon obtains agreement with Florida business over No Call violations; telemarketer to pay $10,000 to state

March 25: Nixon’s latest agreement part of $382,000 returned to state in No Call court orders and settlements in last two months

March 10: Nixon obtains temporary restraining order against California business over No Call violations

March 5: Nixon agreement with St. Louis insurance company over No Call violations nets state $65,000

February 22: Nixon reaches agreement with New Jersey wireless service provider over alleged No Call violations

February 8: Nixon reaches settlement with Illinois telemarketer over No Call violations; state to receive $25,000

February 4: Nixon obtains order requiring Florida telemarketer to pay $80,000 for violating state No Call law

January 24: Telemarketer that made misleading robocalls to Missourians must honor state No Call list, pay $152,000 in order obtained by Nixon

2007

12-10-07: Nixon reaches agreement with Florida telemarketer over No Call violations; Marketlinkx Direct pays $15,000 penalty

11-30-07: Nixon obtains order freezing assets of telemarketer that defrauded Missourians through robocalls

10-26-07: Nixon obtains restraining order to prohibit out-of-state telemarketer from making any calls into Missouri

10-12-07: California telemarketer pays $15,000 to the state, will comply with No Call law in agreement with Nixon

09-06-07: Nixon obtains temporary restraining order against telemarketer that engaged in “badge fraud” while soliciting donations

07-27-07: Judge bars satellite TV telemarketers from calling Missouri homes; orders them to pay $330,000 for No Call violations

07-24-07: Court orders Florida mortgage business and Texas telemarketer to pay $155,000 for No Call violations

05-24-07: Texas telemarketer selling burial plans over the phone to pay $15,000 for calling Missourians on the No Call list

03-29-07: Florida telemarketer will quit violating No Call law, pay $10,000 to state in agreement with Nixon

03-16-07: Nixon obtains $50,000 from Miami, Fla. telemarketer that violated Missouri No Call law

2006

10-26-06: DirecTV among four telemarketers to pay $100,000 total for No Call violations, Nixon announces

08-22-06: St. Charles mortgage company will pay $15,000 over No Call complaints in agreement with Nixon

08-21-06: Company selling films will pay $70,000 over No Call complaints in agreement obtained by Nixon

08-02-06: Nixon sues California online dating service for making telemarketing calls to Missourians on state's No Call list

06-07-06: Nixon sues Florida mortgage business, Texas telemarketer for calling Missourians on state No Call list

03-27-06: Company selling films used non-profit organization as front to try to circumvent state No Call law, Nixon says

2005

12-09-05: TE Mortgage Corp. to pay $15,000 for violating state No Call law under agreement with Attorney General Jay Nixon

09-30-05: Florida telemarketing company will pay $20,000 for violations of No Call law

07-15-05: Nixon announces Charter Communications will pay $75,000 for telemarketing calls to those on No Call list

06-27-05: No Call law violations cost Branson companies $22,500 in settlements announced by Attorney General Nixon

05-13-05: California firm to pay $15,000 for violating state No Call law under agreement with Attorney General Nixon

05-05-05: Dish Network to pay $50,000 for violating state No Call law under agreement with Attorney General Nixon

02-09-05: SBC will honor Missouri No Call list, pay state $150,000 under court-approved settlement obtained by Nixon

2004

09-09-04: California firm making telemarketing calls to offer point spreads on sports events ordered to pay Missouri $15,000

07-27-04: No more telemarketing calls from MCI, AT&T to the 1.6 million Missouri homes on No Call list, Nixon announces

05-28-04: Telemarketing business that violated state law to pay $75,000 to Missouri under order obtained by Nixon

01-16-04: Nixon and Stoll urge addition of business, cell phone numbers to No Call law

2003

10-03-03: Florida telemarketer won't call Missouri again, under agreement with AG Nixon

09-23-03: Sprint to honor Missouri No Call list in agreement reached with Attorney General Nixon

08-27-03: Nixon files two more No Call lawsuits; seeks sanctions against Florida fundraiser and national satellite company

07-10-03: Nixon sues MCI, AT&T, Southwestern Bell for continuing telemarketing calls to Missourians who told them to stop

06-13-03: Nixon collects $12,500 from two telemarketers

04-17-03: Kansas mortgage broker to pay $7,500 to state under No Call order

04-7-03: Florida telemarketer that again violated No Call law to pay $20,000 to state

02-26-03: Nixon obtains additional $7,500 for No Call violations

02-19-03: Nixon obtains $275,000 in largest No Call settlement in U.S. to date; total No Call money collected tops $1 million

02-06-03: Court orders require two businesses to pay $12,500 for No Call violations

01-23-03: St. Louis windshield repair service to pay $60,000

01-15-03: Nixon collects $35,000 from two telemarketers, including $30,000 from repeat violator

2002

10-21-02: Nixon collects $35,000 from two telemarketers

07-24-02: Nixon collects additional $25,000, sues two telemarketers

06-28-02: Missouri No Call tops 1 million, Texas telemarketer pays $5,000

05-22-02: Nixon cracks down on repeat offenders, obtains $50,000

03-28-02: Nixon collects $40,000 from seven businesses.

01-14-02: 10 telemarketers to pay $50,000, Springfield travel agency sued

2001

11-19-01: Court orders require four businesses to pay $20,000 to Missouri.

10-23-01: 17 more telemarketers pay $162,500 for violating No Call law

09-26-01: Nixon obtains $102,500 from 17 telemarketers

09-18-01: Canadian business that sold placement on phony No Call list to pay $14,500

09-07-01: Seven telemarketers will pay $40,000

08-30-01: Telemarketer to pay $15,000; 1,300 businesses to quit calling

08-08-01: Miss Cleo ordered to pay $75,000 for calling Missourians

08-07-01: Nationally known alarm system company sued for repeated violations

07-26-01: Attorney General files two legal actions against No Call law violators

07-24-01: Nixon sues TV ad psychic Miss Cleo; says "she should have seen this coming"

07-16-01: Kansas City telemarketer to pay $5,000

07-12-01: Nixon announces first lawsuit; other telemarketers penalized $15,000