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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1991 to protect consumers from unsolicited telephone marketing calls.  
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Class Action Decisions Published January 2025 - Developments in Class Action Law

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Highlights from this issue include cases such as Pro Se Civil Rights Class Actions. The Seventh Circuit affirmed that a pro se prisoner cannot adequately represent a class, and more....more

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4th Circuit Declines to Consider Dish Network’s “Premature” Appeal of District Court’s $11 Million Final Disbursement Order

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As readers of this blog may recall, the Middle District of North Carolina recently denied Dish Network’s request for reversion of $11 million in unclaimed funds from the jury-awarded damages in a TCPA class action trial. See...more

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Eleventh Circuit Finds “Incentive” Or “Service” Payments For Named Plaintiffs Unlawful

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently became the first federal appeals court to explicitly hold that “incentive” or “service” payments for the named plaintiffs in class actions are unlawful....more

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Incentive Or Service Awards For Class Action Plaintiffs Unlawful, Eleventh Circuit Rules

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“Incentive” or “service” awards to lead plaintiffs in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 (Rule 23) class actions are unlawful, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has ruled in a suit brought under the Telephone...more

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