The legally embattled Los Angeles Clippers will head to a very different court on June 30 to seek final approval of a $5.3 million settlement of a class action accusing the team of illegally sending unsolicited text messages to the fans’ cellphones.
Lead plaintiff Ari Friedman called foul last August and initiated the lawsuit after he received unwanted spam robotexts from the Clippers. The team snagged his cell number when, during a game, he and others were lured by an offer to post a personal message on the scoreboard for anyone who texted a particular number; the unwelcome texts soon followed, according to the complaint, Friedman v. LAC Basketball Club Inc., U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
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