Compass asked a federal court in Portland, Oregon, to dismiss a TCPA class action complaint alleging repeated sales calls to a Do Not Call number. The company argues the calls were made by independent contractor agents and that the complaint fails to plead vicarious liability. AI Summary
Compass is seeking to dismiss a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) lawsuit filed against it last June by plaintiff Jessica Murch.
Filed in U.S. District Court in Portland, Ore., the lawsuit claims that Murch received at least four calls beginning in August 2024 from Rachel Olson, a Compass agent, asking if she was interested in selling her home, despite Murch’s phone number being registered with the Do Not Call Registry for more than 31 days prior to Olson’s first alleged call. Additionally, Murch says she does not own the property in question and never requested any brokerage services from Compass…