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An Illinois federal district court judge recently held that State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”) may be vicariously liable for alleged Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) violations. In Nater...more
Claims of vicarious liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) failed in California federal court after the plaintiff was unable to demonstrate that the defendants had provided the caller with authority to...more
Reversing dismissal, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit found that a plaintiff had sufficiently pled allegations of vicarious liability to keep his Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) suit alive....more
Granting dismissal of a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) suit against a health insurance company, a Tennessee federal court determined that the company was neither directly nor vicariously liable for the calls...more
Last week, the District of Nevada contributed to a growing consensus among Ninth Circuit district courts that TCPA liability generally does not extend to companies that produce equipment used to place unlawful calls—such as...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit recently released an opinion in Jones v. Royal Administration Services on the issue of vicarious liability for telemarketing activity under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of two Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) defendants the panel found were not vicariously liable for calls made by telemarketers promoting...more
Takeaway: Decisions addressing a seller’s exposure to vicarious liability for calls placed by a third-party telemarketer in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) offer little predictability or guidance....more
A Michigan district court recently weighed in on the availability of vicarious liability for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the “TCPA”). In Kern v. VIP Travel Servs., the plaintiffs received several...more
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
Lyft Swerves to Avoid TCPA Claim, But Suit Continues - A Washington federal court issued a mixed decision for Telephone Consumer Protection Act defendant Lyft recently by allowing the suit to move forward on state law...more
In its July 2015 declaratory ruling, the FCC significantly broadened the TCPA’s definition of an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) to encompass not only equipment with the “present ability to dial randomly or...more
Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") class action lawsuits are booming, and plaintiffs are commonly seeking tens, if not hundreds, of millions of dollars in damages. These cases often arise out of a marketing campaign...more
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
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
In a ruling issued late last week, the Ninth Circuit held that a marketing consultant that hired a firm to send text messages for a third party could also be held vicariously liable for violations of the Telephone Consumer...more