Pleadings by a national auto-warranty company being sued by a local couple for allegedly running an illegal robocall scam contend the lawsuit is filled with overblown allegations and unsubstantiated claims that fail to meet legal muster.
Attorney Andrew L. Quiat, who has an Aspen law office, and wife, Jane Keener-Quiat, a pastor in the Roaring Fork Valley, have a lawsuit pending in Denver federal court against multiple out-of-state defendants accused of conspiring to defraud the couple out of thousands of dollars through a telemarketing scheme that lasted from the September 2020 through May 2021.
The couple is seeking more than $8 million from the defendants in connection to 27 robocalls to their home — an amount calculated by tripling the maximum fines and penalties set by the Colorado Organized Crimes Act.
The suit claims the defendants committed numerous violations of the the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Colorado Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) and Colorado Organized Crime Control Act. The suit also claims they also engaged in conspiracy to defraud and civil theft.
The defendants are Arizona-based vehicle-warranty company CarGuard Administration and two Nevada-based telemarketing companies that sell its policies and do business as Auto Renewal Center and Vehicle Services and/or Vehicle Service Center. The complaint also names as a defendant Daniel Laurent, the president of the two telemarketing companies.
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