David Krueger on TCPA

Thanks Obama (For America)! Single Defendant’s Offer Of Judgment Does Not Moot Claim Seeking Relief from Multiple Defendants

Lori Shamblin filed a putative class action against Obama For America, alleging that she had received two unsolicited telephone calls to her cellular phone that were made with an auto-dialer and used pre-recorded messages, in...more

11/25/2014 / Barack Obama , Cell Phones , Mootness , Offer of Judgment , Political Campaigns , Putative Class Actions , Robocalling , Subject Matter Jurisdiction , TCPA , Unsolicited Phone Calls

“Shell” Motion For Class Certification Does Not Prevent Offer Of Judgment

The First District of Illinois recently issued a significant decision holding that a “shell” motion for class certification, filed concurrently with a complaint, does not preclude a defendant from making an offer of judgment...more

11/21/2014 / Class Action , Class Certification , Offer of Judgment , TCPA , Unsolicited Faxes

Sender Of Faxes May Be Directly Liable For TCPA Violations

In Palm Beach Golf-Center Boca, Inc. v. John G. Sarris, D.D.S., P.A., No. 13-14013 (11th Cir. Oct. 30, 2014), the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the Southern District of Florida’s entry of summary judgment in the...more

11/4/2014 / Advertising , Faxes , Putative Class Actions , TCPA , Third-Party Risk , Unsolicited Faxes , Vicarious Liability

District Court Rejects FCC’s Expansive Definition Of ATDS In Putative TCPA Class Action

In Marks v. Crunch San Diego, LLC, No. 14-cv-00348 (S.D. Cal. Oct. 23, 2014), the Southern District California granted summary judgment in favor of Crunch San Diego, LLC (“Crunch”) in a putative class action alleging that...more

10/31/2014 / ATDS , Class Action , FCC , Putative Class Actions , Robocalling , TCPA

Settlement of Junk Fax Class Action Denied Due to Likelihood of Low Payout to Class Members

In Small v. Target Corp., No. 13-cv-01509 (D. Minn. Oct. 8, 2014), the District Court recently denied preliminary approval of a class action settlement due to concerns regarding the use of a “reverter” provision in the...more

10/21/2014 / Class Action , Faxes , FCC , Settlement , Target , TCPA , Unsolicited Faxes

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals TCPA Ruling: Thomas v. Taco Bell Corporation

In Thomas v. Taco Bell Corp., No. 12-56458 (9th Cir. June 6, 2014), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment in favor of Defendant Taco Bell Corporation, holding that Taco Bell could not be held liable as...more

7/14/2014 / Advertising , Corporate Counsel , Taco Bell , TCPA , Text Messages , Vicarious Liability

District Court Strikes Overly Broad TCPA Class Definition: the Claim of a “Wrong Party” Called is Atypical of the Claims of...

In Buonomo v. Optimum Outcomes, Inc., No. 13-cv-5274 (N.D. Ill. March 17, 2014), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted a partial motion to strike class action allegations alleging...more

3/21/2014 / Class Action , Debt Collection , Debtors , FDCPA , TCPA

District Court Denies Class Certification and Grants Partial Summary Judgment in Favor of DISH Network L.L.C. in Telemarketing...

CLEVELAND, OH – February 25, 2014 –Benesch achieved a significant victory for DISH Network L.L.C. when the Federal District Court in Denver, Colorado issued an order and an opinion denying the Plaintiff’s Motion for Class...more

3/3/2014 / Dish Network , Summary Judgment , TCPA , Telemarketing

Defendant-Business Not Vicariously Liable For Third-Party B2B’s Unsolicited Fax Advertisements In Putative TCPA Class Action

In Palm Beach Gold Center-Boca, Inc. v. Sarris, No. 12-80178, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 155912 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 22, 2013), the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida recently granted summary judgment in...more

11/25/2013 / Class Action , Dentists , Dish Network , Faxes , Independent Contractors , Standing , TCPA , Vicarious Liability

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