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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Bargained-For Consent: An Increasingly Viable Defense to TCPA Claims

• In most TCPA cases, a threshold question is whether a called party has provided prior express consent to receive calls (or texts) using an automatic telephone dialing system. • While numerous courts have ruled that a party...more

Roetzel & Andress

Court Rules Against Dish Network In Multi-State Lawsuit

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On June 5, 2017, the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois issued a ruling in a lawsuit filed against Dish Network, LLC (3:09-CV-03073). The plaintiffs in the lawsuit were the United States (on...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Dish Network Liable for $61 Million in Treble Damages for Service Provider's TCPA Violations

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A recent federal court ruling provides a potent reminder that companies can be held liable for consumer protection law violations committed by third-party vendors—and underscores the importance of maintaining strong vendor...more

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Dish Network Liable for $61 Million After North Carolina District Court Trebles Damages in TCPA Class Action

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A North Carolina district court recently held that Dish Network (“Dish”) willfully violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) when Satellite Systems Network (SSN) made more than 50,000 telemarketing and sales calls...more

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Focus on the TCPA: Consolidated Appeal of FCC’s TCPA Order Continues to Grow

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The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) July 10, 2015 Declaratory Ruling and Order on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) was received by many in the business community with great concern. The Order’s seemingly...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Jury awards plaintiff $12,000 for Dish Network’s TCPA violations

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On April 2, 2015, Ohio U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephanie K. Bowman ruled for the plaintiff, Benjamin Maraan, in his Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) case against Dish Network LLC (Dish). Maraan was awarded $12,000 for...more

Perkins Coie

TCPA Litigation Newsletter - April 2015

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In This Issue: - TCPA Litigation And Regulatory Interpretation - Class Certification - Settlements - Insurance Coverage - Excerpt from TCPA Litigation And Regulatory Interpretation: ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Hold the Phone: Judge Holds Dish Network on the Line for Tens of Millions of Calls, but Leaves Silver Lining for TCPA Defendants

On December 12, 2014, Judge Sue E. Myerscough issued an epic 238-page order granting in part and denying in part cross summary judgment motions filed in United States of America, et al. v. Dish Network, L.L.C. (“Dish...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

TCPA Connect - January 2015

Dish Could Face Billions in TCPA Liability - Dish Network is liable under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act not only for telemarketing calls made by the company, but for those a call center and other third parties...more

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