A woman is suing David’s Bridal for sending her too many promotional automated messages without her consent.
Cheri Aul initially filed the lawsuit in September 2021 in Pinellas County but last month, the company countersued and filed documents to have the case dismissed.
Aul claims that between April 2021 and September 2021, the bride wear retailer sent her at least 50 robotexts. She claims she never consented to have them text her. Aul argued that the chain’s alleged conduct violated the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act, which prohibits telemarketers from selling consumer goods without the consumer’s consent over the phone, text, or voicemail. She claims she’d reply “STOP” to the automated text messages in an attempt to stop them from coming, but she kept receiving multiple messages.
“My client wants to send a message to telemarketers that if they want to send texts or robocalls to people in our beautiful state of Florida, then they better follow the law and get written permission,” her attorney, Billy Howard of the Consumer Protection Firm, stated.
David’s Bridal fired back, arguing that the previous owner of Aul’s phone number provided permission for them to send the automated texts. They say they were unaware that the number now belonged to Aul
The lawsuit continues to drag on, and Aul is seeking $500 for each message she received.
