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A Possible ‘High Noon’ for Social Media Platforms Looms at the Supreme Court

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The August 13, 2021 Trending Law Blog post discussed how, in NetChoice, LLC v. Attorney General, State of Florida, the United States District court for the Northern District of Florida enjoined Florida from enforcing a law...more

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Plaintiffs Alleging Use of Predictive Dialer Defeat Motion to Dismiss TCPA Class Action

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A federal district court in Illinois recently denied an insurance provider’s motion to dismiss a TCPA class action complaint, finding that the alleged use of a predictive dialer was sufficient at the pleading stage. In...more

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Facebook Decision Upends TCPA Litigation Landscape

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[co-author: Michael Daly] The Supreme Court’s decision was a victory for Facebook and any other business that routinely attempts to communicate with its consumers using stored lists of consumer numbers. The Supreme...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

The Supreme Court’s Landmark Decision in Facebook v. Duguid: Top Takeaways and Issues to Watch

On April 1, 2021, the Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in Facebook v. Duguid, resolving a long-standing circuit split on the definition of an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS or autodialer) under...more

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The Supreme Court’s Unanimous Decision Narrows TCPA’s Reach

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The United States Supreme Court recently issued its long-awaited opinion clarifying what qualifies as an “autodialer” and is therefore governed by the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA), potentially providing...more

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BREAKING: Supreme Court Agrees with Facebook that TCPA’s Autodialer Provision is Narrow

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In a potentially game-changing decision, the Supreme Court today unanimously agreed that the TCPA’s definition of autodialer is narrow. Writing for the Court, Justice Sotomayor determined that “Congress’ definition of an...more

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Businesses Receive Clarity on What Automated Calls and Texts Violate the TCPA

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The Supreme Court’s Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid decision finally settled the confusion over what equipment constitutes an automatic telephone dialing system (a robodialer) that can violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

U.S. Supreme Court Rules for Facebook in Much-Anticipated TCPA Ruling

Resolves Years of Ambiguity Over What Equipment Is Covered by the TCPA On April 1, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, a case addressing a split among federal circuit courts as to...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Supreme Court Sharply Cuts Back TCPA Liability

Today, the United States Supreme Court resolved a circuit split regarding what constitutes an “autodialer” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In a blow to the plaintiffs’ bar, the Supreme Court ruled in favor...more

Locke Lord LLP

Supreme Court Adopts Narrow Definition of TCPA Automatic Telephone Dialing System

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Starting in 2003 when the FCC adopted an expansive interpretation of the definition of an “automatic telephone dialing system” (ATDS) that included most modern telephone equipment, the plaintiffs’ bar has extracted hundreds...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

CUL8R TCPA: SCOTUS Delivers a BFD Opinion in TXT MSG Litigation Landscape

In a unanimous decision we sincerely hope was not a cruel April Fool’s Day gag, yesterday the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of Facebook in a high-profile TCPA class action, drastically narrowing the definition of...more

Burr & Forman

New York District Court Stays Putative TCPA Class Action Pending Outcome of Facebook v. Duguid

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Elzen v. Global Strategy Group, LLC, et al., No. 20-cv-3541 (JPO), 2021 WL 185328 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 19, 2021) - Plaintiff filed a putative class action, claiming Defendants violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47...more

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Hope Rests with Supreme Court to Clarify How TCPA Applies to Current Tech

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In Facebook v. Duguid, the U.S. Supreme Court will clarify if the decades-old Telephone Consumer Protection Act applies to newer technology like the smartphone, which could not have been contemplated by Congress in 1991....more

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Supreme Court Considers Modern Applicability of TCPA's Robocall Ban in Duguid v. Facebook

On December 8, 2020, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Duguid v. Facebook, a landmark case that will determine whether a consumer can sue a company for using automated technology to text or call that consumer at a...more

McGuireWoods LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Signals Narrow Interpretation of TCPA’s Autodialer Definition

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On Dec. 8, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court heard long-awaited oral argument in Facebook v. Duguid on what constitutes an “automatic telephone dialing system” (ATDS) under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Argument over Frequently Litigated Provision of the TCPA

On December 8, 2020, the Supreme Court heard argument in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, a case addressing a split among federal circuit courts as to what constitutes an "automatic telephone dialing system"—often referred to as an...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument Over the TCPA’s Definition of an Autodialer

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For the second time this year, the TCPA came before the Supreme Court via teleconference oral argument in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, et al, Case No. 19-511 (2020). The Supreme Court’s disposition of Facebook’s petition is...more

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Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument In Highly Anticipated Case Addressing The Reach Of The Telephone Consumer Protection Act

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Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Facebook v. Duguid—a significant case potentially limiting the reach of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). Facebook will resolve a circuit split over what...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court to Hold Oral Argument via Teleconference in Facebook v. Duguid

December 8, 2020, the Supreme Court will hold oral argument via teleconference in Facebook v. Duguid, which concerns the proper interpretation of the TCPA’s definition of an “automatic telephone dialing system...more

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Facebook v. Duguid – US Supreme Court to Decide Crucial Issue Affecting TCPA Liability

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Facebook v. Duguid heads for oral argument before the US Supreme Court on December 8. The case is set to clarify one of the most confusing aspects of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s text affecting TCPA liability...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court To Hear Facebook ATDS Argument on December 8th

On September 16, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will conduct a telephonic oral argument for the Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid matter on December 8, 2020. As regular readers of our blog know, the Supreme Court granted...more

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U.S. Government urges Supreme Court to adopt reasonable interpretation of ATDS in TCPA case

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The Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid to resolve a deepening circuit split on the question of what qualifies as an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS or autodialer) under the...more

Troutman Pepper

TCPA: U.S. Government Advocates for Strict Reading of the Statute, ATDS Should Include Random or Sequential Generation Requirement

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The Acting Solicitor General submitted an amicus brief in Facebook v. Duguid on September 4, urging the Supreme Court to find that telephony must randomly or sequentially generate telephone numbers, then dial those numbers in...more

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Sixth Circuit follows Second and Ninth Circuits in finding that an ATDS Encompasses Calls Dialed from a List

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Twenty days after the Supreme Court granted petition for writ of certiorari in Facebook v. Duguid to review the question of what constitutes an ATDS under the TCPA, the Sixth Circuit issued its own opinion addressing this...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

U.S. Supreme Court to Address Major TCPA Issue Next Term, Resolving Circuit Split on Autodialer Standard

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Summer in Washington, D.C., is usually a quiet time. D.C.'s summer of 2020 has been anything but quiet, to put it mildly. While there are several existential pulls on our attention this season, we should still take a moment...more

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