Junk faxes

Federal law prohibits sending a "junk fax."

A junk fax is an "unsolicited ad" sent to a fax number. A sender who violates the federal law is liable for actual damages, or $500.00. If the violation is found to be wilful, the damage award triples. Of course, winning a lawsuit reguires a diligent effort to collect legally admssible evidence.

This is really good news.

In one case, a well-known restaurant chain was ordered to pay over eleven million dollars to members of a class to whom the chain sent unsoliciteed ads via fax. The legal fees on that one? Over three million dollars. Yes, three million.