WILLIAMSPORT — A man is suing Recovery DME Inc., Nicolas Zeb Izatt, and Rebekkah Joy Thomas, telemarketers, citing alleged violation of telephone harassment statutes.
Gerard F. Jackson filed a complaint on recently in the Centre County Court of Common Pleas against the defendants, alleging they violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. On Nov. 1, the defendants removed the case to U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that between Aug. 9, 2018 and Sept. 7, 2018, he received at least 18 unwanted calls to his cellular telephone from defendants. As a result, he has been statutorily damaged, the suit says. The plaintiff holds Recovery DME Inc., Nicolas Zeb Izatt, and Rebekkah Joy Thomas responsible because the defendants allegedly made calls using an automated telephone dialing system, without providing accurate caller identification information.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks judgment in his favor in the amount of at least $91,800, costs, attorney's fees and such other proper and just relief. He is represented by Jeremy Jackson of Bower Law Associates in State College.
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Case No. is 4:18-cv-02116-MWB.