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$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.

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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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Can federal court hear telemarketing abuse claims? 

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: November 28, 2011

Tags: consumer protection, Federal courts, state courts, Telephone Consumer Protection Act

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court tried to decipher the strange wording of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act on Monday to determine if plaintiffs can sue in federal court rather than state court.

Class counsel’s misconduct may preclude certification 

Published: November 28, 2011

Tags: class action, junk faxes, Telephone Consumer Protection Act

A defendant sued for sending unsolicited fax advertisements did not have show “egregious” misconduct by plaintiffs’ counsel in order to block class certification, the 7th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.

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.

State law limits suit over unsolicited faxes 

Published: October 20, 2011

Tags: consumer protection, junk fax, statute of limitations, Telephone Consumer Protection Act

State law provided the statute of limitations for a class action alleging that a business sent unsolicited fax advertisements in violation of federal consumer protection law, the 2nd Circuit has ruled in affirming a dismissal.

Automated call didn’t violate TCPA 

Published: October 14, 2011

Tags: consumer protection, Telephone Consumer Protection Act

An automated call to a home didn’t violated federal consumer protection law because it was placed in response to a resident’s Craigslist advertisement, West Virginia’s highest court has ruled in affirming a dismissal.