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Litigation

Jan. 10, 2013

Judge dismisses class action over recorded calls

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Daniel J. Buckley last week dismissed a class action by plaintiffs who claimed a dental company that recorded phone calls with customers violated California's Invasion of Privacy Act.


By Blake Edwards


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge last week dismissed a class-action lawsuit against Western Dental Services Inc. for alleged violation of California's Invasion of Privacy Act.


The putative class representatives alleged the company initiated phone conversations with them about their dental services accounts and recorded the conversations without their knowledge.


The complaint cl...

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