Attorney general files lawsuit over no-call list violations
A judge has issued a restraining order against an Anderson telemarketer after the Indiana attorney general sued him for refusing to stop calling people on the state's no-call list.
Attorney General Steve Carter said he sued Gabriel Gouvas and two companies in which he is a principal after the agency was unable to negotiate a settlement.
It was the first time the state has had to sue to stop someone from violating the no-call law since it took effect in January 2002, Carter said. The agency has negotiated settlements in nearly 150 other alleged violations and assessed more than $500,000 in penalties.
"Our goal with this legislation was not to create a lot of lawsuits," Carter said. "It was to create peace and quiet for Hoosiers."
Since last June, the attorney general's office has received more than 60 complaints from 10 counties concerning calls from Digital Communications and Spectrum Services, which provide satellite television services. Carter said hundreds more people also likely were disturbed.
Attorney General Steve Carter said he sued Gabriel Gouvas and two companies in which he is a principal after the agency was unable to negotiate a settlement.
It was the first time the state has had to sue to stop someone from violating the no-call law since it took effect in January 2002, Carter said. The agency has negotiated settlements in nearly 150 other alleged violations and assessed more than $500,000 in penalties.
"Our goal with this legislation was not to create a lot of lawsuits," Carter said. "It was to create peace and quiet for Hoosiers."
Since last June, the attorney general's office has received more than 60 complaints from 10 counties concerning calls from Digital Communications and Spectrum Services, which provide satellite television services. Carter said hundreds more people also likely were disturbed.
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