A unanimous en banc Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the court’s prior precedent and ruled that the receipt of a single text message is sufficient to establish Article III standing for purposes of a Telephone...more
As part of Manatt’s continuing monthly coverage of the aftermath of Facebook v. Duguid and how district courts are applying it to determine whether a calling system meets the Supreme Court’s newly clarified definition of an...more
8/25/2023
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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
In a victory for a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) defendant, a Florida federal court judge sua sponte found that a plaintiff lacked standing to bring the case. ...more
Does the receipt of a single ringless voicemail (RVM) create federal Article III standing for a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) suit? No, an Ohio federal court has ruled, finding that the plaintiff failed to allege...more
Widening a split among courts that have considered the issue, a North Carolina district court held that a violation of the Do Not Call (DNC) regulations of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) triggered liability under...more
10/27/2021
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FCC ,
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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
A plaintiff could not get his Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action remanded to state court after a Pennsylvania federal court found he had standing to remain in federal court....more
In a pair of cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, and a federal district court in California, defendants were successful in getting Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) suits dismissed for lack of...more
Former Governor Mike Huckabee figured heavily in a major TCPA appeals case, and the ruling offers up some important lessons for companies engaged in telemarketing activities. ...more
As our readers know, many federal courts have found standing and have refused to dismiss Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) cases under the principles announced in Spokeo v. Robins. Seeming to buck the trend, the U.S....more
A three-page fax inviting the recipients to a dinner program could constitute an advertisement and was sufficient to establish standing, an Illinois federal court has ruled in denying a defendant’s motion to dismiss a TCPA...more
The Third Circuit’s standing opinion in Sussino v. Work Out World Inc. might be having a ripple effect at the district court level, most recently in an opinion issued in a putative Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)...more
Yet Another Blow to Spokeo Strategy in TCPA Cases -
Consistent with the growing trend among lower federal courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit recently reversed a district court order in Susinno v. Work Out...more
7/26/2017
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