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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act is a federal statute that governs various telemarketing practices. Following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Facebook v. Duguid (narrowing the interpretation autodialer), the...more
Washington state’s Consumer Electronic Mail Act (“CEMA”), a statute enacted back in 2003 prohibits companies conducting business in Washington state from sending or providing “substantial assistance or support” in the...more
Among other things, the federal TCPA imposes liability for calling/texting cell phone numbers using an Automatic Telephone Dialing System (“ATDS”) without sufficient prior express consent. As defined by the TCPA, ATDS is...more
Since going into effect on July 1, 2021, the plaintiffs’ bar has wasted no time in seeking to test the limits of Florida’s mini-TCPA. In particular, one law firm active in prosecuting TCPA claims has filed at least half a...more
Text messages are becoming an ever-increasing way for companies to communicate with their customers. However, if text message campaigns are not crafted properly, companies can run afoul of the Telephone Consumer Protection...more
As Americans increasingly rely on text messages to communicate on a daily basis, marketers have taken note, and text advertising and marketing is increasingly common. Indeed, text messages have a read rate of about 98%, and...more
Over the last three years alone, energy, utility and solar companies have been targeted in numerous putative class actions alleging violations of the TCPA that resulted in several multimillion-dollar settlements totaling more...more
Real estate businesses should be aware that they may be the target of new class action lawsuits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), which has the potential for significant liability exposure. Businesses in...more
Certification in a TCPA class action almost always turns on whether the issue of consent can be determined by common proof. But every once in a while, a class representative is found to be inadequate based on their close ties...more
Last week, Florida skin care spa, Medspa Del Mar LLC (Medspa) was hit with a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action in federal court for allegedly using an automatic dialing system to send unwanted text...more
Something about December always makes me nostalgic. Maybe its the short days, the cold nights and the warm drinks but I always fancy a walk or two down memory lane this time of year. The recent decision of Phan v. Agoda,...more
Well now I’ve seen everything. Yep. Everything. Yesterday a court in Florida certified a TCPA class action against Pizza Hut and some of its marketing partners/friends/afilliates, whatever, that’s not the point. Because...more
The “Ivy” AI text message platform is in the cross-hairs again in a class action filed against Caesars Entertainment Corporation in Castillo v. Caesars Entm’t Corp., No. 18-cv-05781-EMC, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 201721 (N.D....more
Happy Halloween TCPAland! As has been our tradition we pause this All Hallows Eve to provide some TCPA ghost stories. (And yes, I carved that TCPA pumpkin.)...more
Class action plaintiffs’ attorneys may argue that a recent ruling by the Ninth Circuit expands the scope of liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) to include calls or text messages sent on all modern...more
Yesterday, a class action was filed against the ride-sharing company Lyft for text messages it sent through its “Concierge” program in an alleged attempt to gain more ridership. Lyft Concierge is a program which allows...more
We here at TCPAland stay politically agnostic as a matter of course, but this new lawsuit against the Faith and Freedom Coalition, Inc. tickles us just so. Apparently the Faith and Freedom Coalition (“FFC”)–allegedly some...more
In Doyle v. Fla. Health Sol., Inc., No. 17-12231 (JMV) (MF), 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 148340 (D.N.J. Aug. 29, 2018), the court had to determine – at the pleading stage – whether a pro se plaintiff who is a licensed attorney...more
A tough season just got tougher for baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays. As reported a few months back, a class action was filed against the team in the Middle District of Florida alleging that the team was sending unsolicited text...more
The prior express consent granted when a consumer voluntarily provides their phone number has its limits. The recent ruling denying summary judgment in Walintukan v. SBE Entm’t Grp. LLC 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 88036 (N.D. Cal....more
Not only did the Tampa Bay Rays start this season with the worst record in the majors (1-8), they are also striking out in TCPAland. Yesterday, a class action was filed against the baseball team in the Middle District of...more
The Situation: A federal court recently considered the application of the exemption for charities under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") in a case that also involved a for-profit defendant. The Result: The...more
Federal courts have a continuing obligation to ensure that class action certification remains appropriate throughout the duration of a case. Accordingly, it is well established that if class certification is later deemed...more
Have the GOP’s Hopes for Enacting the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act Been Dashed? – Passed in March 2017 by the U.S. House of Representatives, the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017, H.R. 985, has...more
Viggiano v. Kohls Department Stores, Civ. Action No. 17-0243-BRM-TJB, (D.N.J. Nov. 27, 2017) - Plaintiff filed a class actioTexn TCPA lawsuit placing at issue automated text message allegedly sent by Defendant after...more