TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A Florida physician is suing two skin care companies claiming their unsolicited fax campaign violates the 2005 Junk Fax Protection Act.
Dr. Steven Arkin, individually and on behalf of those similarly situated, filed a lawsuit on May 31 in U.S. District Court for the Tampa Division of the Middle District of Florida against Celapure LLC, AQ Skin Solutions Inc. and 10 unnamed defendants.
According to the complaint, the defendants sent Arkin and other class members unsolicited facsimile transmissions, expending paper and ink and preventing fax machine use while messages are received.
The plaintiff and other class members seek monetary damages of $500 for each JFPA violation, interest and court costs. They are represented by Ryan M. Kelly and Ross M. Good of Anderson + Wanca in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.
U.S. District Court for the Tampa Division of the Middle District of Florida Case number 8:16-cv-01352