Refer-a-Friend SMS
Refer-a-Friend SMS Campaigns
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What is this trend?
Class actions targeting fintech, retail, and gig-economy apps whose refer-a-friend features pre-compose marketing texts and auto-send them from company short codes to recipients who never opted in. Filed primarily under Washington CEMA/CPA and TCPA "substantial assistance" theories at $500-$1,500 per text, post-Jensen v. Capital One and the Robinhood/Block RAF settlements that signaled real settlement money to the plaintiffs' bar.
What caused it
The 2022–2024 proliferation of fintech and gig-economy apps that auto-send pre-composed marketing texts to a user's contacts through the app's own short codes — without the recipients ever opting in — created a liability gap that plaintiff firms exploited once Jensen v. Capital One and the Robinhood/Block RAF settlements demonstrated real damages at $500–$1,500 per text under Washington CEMA/CPA and TCPA substantial-assistance theories.
Practices driving the lawsuits
- Refer-a-friend features that auto-send pre-composed SMS from the company's short code to non-consenting recipients
- TCPA substantial-assistance liability for platforms that control the message template and transmission
- Washington CEMA/CPA per-text statutory damages of $500–$1,500 on top of TCPA claims
- Post-settlement copycat filings targeting apps with similar referral architectures after Robinhood and Block settlements
Filed cases
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| Filed▼ | Defendant | Court | Firm | Industry | Theory | Complaint |
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| Jun 10, 2026 | Carvana, LLC Dennis Kisilev v. Carvana, LLC | Western District of Washington | The HQ Firm | Fintech / Digital Platforms | TCPA+3 | View |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Hatchitt Tax Club, Inc. Winston Li v. Hatchitt Tax Club, Inc. | Northern District of California | CROSNER LEGAL | Fintech / Digital Platforms | TCPA+3 | View |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Crunch Holdings, LLC Molina v. Crunch Holdings, LLC | Southern District of Florida | PLG Damage Attorneys | Fintech / Digital Platforms | TCPA+3 | View |
| Jun 3, 2026 | International Financial Solutions, LLC d/b/a Boostify Ryan Loof v. International Financial Solutions, LLC | Central District of California | Crosner Legal | Fintech / Digital Platforms | TCPA+3 | View |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Hims & Hers Health, Inc. Monica Merrill v. Hims & Hers Health, Inc. | Northern District of California | Crosner Legal | Fintech / Digital Platforms | TCPA+3 | View |
| May 29, 2026 | DB Miami, Inc. d/b/a True Gold Republic Hoffman v. DB Miami, Inc. | Western District of Washington | Strauss Borrelli PLLC | Fintech / Digital Platforms | TCPA+3 | View |
| May 4, 2026 | Medtronic Inc. Randy Knuckles v. Medtronic Inc. | District of Minnesota Minnesota | Zimmerman Reed LLP | Fintech / Digital Platforms | TCPA+3 | View |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Kalshi Inc. Nicholas Brown v. Kalshi Inc. | Western District of Washington | Maze Law Group PLLC | Fintech / Digital Platforms | TCPA+3 | View |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Move, inc. doing business as realtor.com Wayne Kirk v. Move, Inc. d/b/a Realtor.com | Washington Western District Court | The Hq Firm | Fintech / Digital Platforms | TCPA+3 | View |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Alibaba group holding limited Chris Hopkins v. Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Alibaba Group (U.S.) Inc., Alibaba (China) Technology Co., Limited, and Alibaba (Singapore) Limited | Washington Western District Court | Crosner legal | Fintech / Digital Platforms | TCPA+3 | View |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Mistplay, Inc. Chris Hopkins v. Mistplay, Inc. and Mistplay USA, Inc. | Washington Western District Court | Crosner legal | Fintech / Digital Platforms | TCPA+3 | View |
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