ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Checkers, Consumers Get TCPA Deal Approved On 2nd Try Law360 (April 14, 2021, 5:59 PM EDT) -- An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday granted a group of consumers' second attempt to finalize a settlement in their lawsuit claiming Checkers Drive-in Restaurants Inc. violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, after a supplemental notice plan led to a nearly 500% claim increase. U.S. Magistrate Judge Sunil Harjani said he was confident the deal consumer Madeleine Yates reached with Checkers and Vibes Media LLC over allegedly unwanted text messages was fair, adequate and reasonable. That's particularly true after the parties sent text messages directly to qualifying class members to increase the number of claims in their deal, he said.