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On the Barrelhead
October 2020: This case was voluntarily dismissed.
September 2020: This case was remanded back to state court.
December 2019: Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint that adds allegations regarding representations on the company’s website, as well as consumer complaints.
November 2019: This case was transferred to federal court. (Case No. 19-cv-14462, S.D. Fla.)
October 2019: A class-action lawsuit was filed against On the Barrelhead for allegedly sending misleading spam emails with the subject line “New loan offer alert” to consumers when, according to plaintiffs, the emails did not include loan offers but instead were promoting the company’s loan matching services. (Soldevilla v. On the Barrelhead, Inc., Case No. 56-2019-CA-001964, Florida State Court – 19th Judicial Circuit)
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