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.
Insurer has no duty to defend TCPA claim
Published: November 5, 2012
Tags: insurance, junk faxes, punitive damages, Telephone Consumer Protection Act
An insurer had no duty to defend a business sued under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for sending unsolicited faxes, the Illinois Appellate Court has ruled in affirming a summary 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.
Radio station’s telemarketing calls didn’t violate TCPA
Published: September 11, 2012
Tags: consumer protection, Federal Communications Commission, telemarketing, Telephone Consumer Protection Act
A radio station’s prerecorded telemarketing calls did not violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the 6th Circuit has ruled in affirming a dismissal.
$4.9M junk fax deal isn’t covered by insurance
Published: May 17, 2012
Tags: class action, insurance, junk fax, Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Insurance does not cover a $4.9 million settlement of a consumer lawsuit alleging that a business violated federal law by sending unsolicited fax advertisements, the Missouri Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing judgment.
Debt collector sued for autodialed cell phone calls
Published: May 15, 2012
Tags: cell phone, consumer protection, debt collection, Telephone Consumer Protection Act
A debt collector may have violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act when its automated dialing system contacted cell phone users with reassigned numbers, the 7th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
Insurance doesn’t cover $1.7M junk fax settlement
Published: May 15, 2012
Tags: class action, consumer protection, insurance, junk fax, Telephone Consumer Protection Act
A commercial liability policy does not cover a $1.7 million class settlement against an insured that violated federal consumer protection law by authorizing unsolicited fax advertisements, the Illinois Appellate Court 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.
