Visalus has been ordered to pay $638,125 in legal costs.
The October 2nd order is part of a lawsuit filed against Visalus in 2015, alleging multiple violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TPCA).
Class action Plaintiff Lori Wakefield sought to recover legal costs from Visalus, following a mammoth
$925,220,000 judgment in her favor
in 2019.
Visalus appealed the judgment and in October 22nd, the Ninth Circuit punted the case back to the Oregon District Court for further proceedings.
The Oregon District Court opted to “proceed with claims processing and afterward evaluate the constitutionality of the judgment.”
That process is ongoing. In the meantime, in April 2024 the court
the Court further ordered ViSalus to pay claims expenses, including notice and claims administration costs.
Despite receiving an invoice from Wakefield, as of July 2024 Visalus had failed to pay up.
This promoted a motion from Wakefield on July 31st, seeking limited judgment or an order for Visalus to show cause as to why they shouldn’t be held in contempt.
Wakefield argues that a limited judgment is necessary to begin its proceedings to collect from ViSalus and eventually pay for the claims processing costs, so that class members can receive their damages.
Visalus’ response to Wakefield July motion was “it does not have the resources to pay the claims processing costs”.
In its October 2nd order, from which I’ve quoted from above, the court noted Visalus
cites no authority establishing that inability to pay a judgment is a proper basis for denying entry of a judgment.
Further, ViSalus does not establish that a judgment would not assist in resolving this litigation.
As Wakefield argues, a limited judgment would, at the very least, allow Wakefield to begin the collection process and discover ViSalus’s available assets.
Consequently, the court ordered Visalus to pay the requested $638,125 invoice amount.
Around the time of the $925 million robocall fraud judgment, Visalus was
sold off to LaCore Enterprises
. Today Visalus goes by Vi.
Under LaCore Enterprises ownership, Vi has been reduced to a Shopify website selling various Visalus products.
🤖 Quick Answer
What legal penalties has Visalus faced regarding robocall violations?
Visalus was ordered to pay $638,125 in legal costs following a 2015 lawsuit alleging Telephone Consumer Protection Act violations. The company faced a $925.2 million judgment in 2019, later appealed to the Ninth Circuit and remanded to Oregon District Court for further proceedings and claims processing evaluation.
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