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Treble Damages Require Willful, Knowing Conduct, Ninth Circuit Says

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently weighed in on treble damages in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) dispute involving junk faxes. True Health Chiropractic sued McKesson Corp. for violating the...more

Missouri Federal Court Certifies Class in TCPA Fax Case

A federal court in Missouri granted class certification in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) action that could cost the defendant almost $4 million for allegedly sending unsolicited faxes....more

Business or Residential? Question Defeats Class Certification in Oregon

Uncertainty about whether a plaintiff’s phone number was used for business or residential purposes put an end to his attempt to lead a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action, according to a federal magistrate...more

TCPA Class Certification Bid Fails for Individualized Issues, Rules New York Federal Court

The need for individualized inquiries defeated the plaintiffs’ motion for class certification in a “wrong number” case in New York federal court. Leona Hunter and Anne Marie Villa, both New York residents, accused Time...more

Caribbean Cruises Away From Class Certification in Illinois Federal Court

Caribbean Cruise Line—a frequent subject of this newsletter—sailed away from class certification in another putative Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action, successfully persuading a federal judge in the...more

Individual Issues Resulting From Oral Consent Ends Certification Effort

Where the defendant in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) case told a judge in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania that consent to receive faxed ads was provided orally, individual issues will...more

Class Certification Granted for ‘Bad/Wrong Number’ Calls

Providing a lesson in the importance of good recordkeeping, Chief District Judge William P. Johnson of the District of New Mexico granted a plaintiff’s motion for class certification in a putative Telephone Consumer...more

Defendant’s Testimonial Evidence of Obtaining Consent Precludes Class Certification

In a victory for a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) defendant, U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephanie K. Bowman of the Southern District of Ohio recommended to the trial judge that a plaintiff’s motion for class...more

TCPA Connect - September 2017

A Winner for the Defense - Judge Padova in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently granted a motion by Kohl’s to dismiss a putative Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action for lack of standing in Winner v....more

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