FTC Sues Over Robocalls Targeting Seniors

The FTC and the Florida Attorney General are suing Lifewatch, saying the New York-based company knew telemarketing companies it hired used illegal robocall methods to sell medical alert systems to seniors. Even after one telemarketer was sued for using Lifewatch’s robocall, and settled with the FTC, Lifewatch used the same illegal marketing method with other firms. “Some scammers won’t take a hint,” Jessica Rich, director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, said. Lifewatch is being sued for violating the FTC Act and the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule, as well as Florida’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act.