SEIU’s robocalls didn’t violate telephone privacy law 
Published: February 26, 2013
Tags: consumer protection, robocalls, TCPA, Telephone Consumer Protection Act
A union didn’t violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act when it placed automated telephone calls to private residences in order to encourage calls complaining about work conditions at a local hospital, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming judgment.
Illinois suit over unsolicited faxes isn’t time-barred
Published: February 14, 2013
Tags: consumer protection, junk faxes, statute of limitations, TCPA, Telephone Consumer Protection Act
A private action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act was not barred by the state’s two-year statute of limitations for claims seeking statutory penalties, the Illinois Appellate Court has ruled in affirming judgment.
Best Buy’s automated calls violated TCPA
Published: October 19, 2012
Tags: consumer protection, TCPA, Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Best Buy violated federal consumer protection law by placing automated, prerecorded calls notifying a customer of the status of his membership in a store “rewards” program, the 9th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
Insurance covers $2M unsolicited fax settlement
Published: September 19, 2012
Tags: consumer protection, insurance, junk faxes, TCPA, Telephone Consumer Protection Act
A $2 million settlement for the unlawful transmission of fax advertisements was covered by the sender’s business insurance, the 8th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
Federal courts can hear suits over ‘robo-calls’
Published: January 18, 2012
Tags: debt collection, TCPA, Telephone Consumer Protection Act
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s grant of permissive jurisdiction to state courts did not deprive a federal court of jurisdiction to hear the lawsuit of a plaintiff who claimed he was victimized by a debt collector’s use of an automated dialing system to place collection calls, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a unanimous decision.
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Published: January 18, 2012
Tags: debt collection, TCPA, Telephone Consumer Protection Act
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s grant of permissive jurisdiction to state courts did not deprive a federal court of jurisdiction to hear the lawsuit of a plaintiff who claimed he was victimized by a debt collector’s use of an automated dialing system to place collection calls.
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Individual buyout moots TCPA class action
Published: November 22, 2011
Tags: class action, TCPA, Telephone Consumer Protection Act
A defendant sued for sending unsolicited text message advertisements could moot a proposed class action by offering the plaintiff his full request for relief, the 7th Circuit has ruled in affirming a dismissal.
