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Telephone Consumer Protection Act Class Members

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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New York Federal Court Certifies TCPA Class Where Phone Numbers Were Obtained Through a Third-Party Website

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In Aley v. Lightfire Partners, LLC, a U.S. District Court in the Northern District of New York certified aa Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action for all persons whose telephone numbers were on the National Do...more

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District Court Denies Class Cert in TCPA Suit on Ascertainability Grounds

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In a win for Defendant IQVIA, Inc., accused of allegedly sending faxes in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied Plaintiff...more

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Class Action & MDL Roundup 2024 Q1 – Reaching Across the Pond

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the first quarter of 2024. In this edition, UK High Court weighs in on information asymmetry, debit is better than credit,...more

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11th Circuit: Another GoDaddy TCPA Class Settlement Is a No-Go

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In the latest decision in a long-running saga in Drazen v. Pinto, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals tackled several issues regarding a proposed class settlement agreement....more

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Eleventh Circuit Provides New Guidance on Class Action Settlements

Suppose that the central issue in a putative class action is a legal issue pending before the Supreme Court. Depending on how the Supreme Court rules, the plaintiffs will recover either nothing or up to $600 million. But...more

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Fourth Circuit Denies Class Certification Based on Lack of Ascertainability Due to Online Fax Services Being Outside TCPA’s...

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In Career Counseling, Inc. v. Amerifactors Financial Group, LLC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld a district court’s decision denying class certification in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)...more

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Class Action & MDL Roundup 2023 Q2 – Ascertainability Lives!

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the second quarter of 2023. In this edition, essential oils may need therapy, an ever-growing library goes nowhere, and one...more

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Class Action & MDL Roundup 2023 Q1 – We Don’t Discount Confidentiality

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the first quarter of 2023. In this edition, in pork we antitrust, paid time off is not pay, and if it’s free, it won’t cost...more

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TCPA Violations Lead to $40 Million Settlement for Real Estate Company

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On April 19, a Florida court preliminarily approved a $40 million class-action settlement by a privately held major real estate company over claims that it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The complaint...more

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New England and First Circuit Class Action Tracker

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Pierce Atwood's Class Action Defense group is pleased to present this New England and First Circuit Class Action Tracker, which focuses on the filings and decisions in state and federal courts within the boundaries of the...more

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Established Business Relationship Defeats TCPA Class Claims

A plaintiff’s Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action claims failed in the face of an established business relationship defense, an Illinois federal court has ruled....more

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First Circuit Rejects Classwide Settlement, Finds That Would-Be Class Representatives Could Not Adequately Represent Subclasses...

The First Circuit recently reversed the District of Massachusetts’s approval of a settlement award that improperly lacked any subclasses within the 4.8-million-person putative class, finding it “too difficult to determine...more

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First Circuit Rejects Class Action Settlement Based on Potential Intra-class Conflict, But Approves Named Plaintiff Incentive...

When negotiating a class action settlement, lawyers on both sides may need to consider whether subgroups within the class need to be separately represented by different counsel. The First Circuit recently reached that...more

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Eleventh Circuit Vacates Class Settlement in GoDaddy TCPA Suit Based on Improper Class Definition

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently solidified an important rule about class standing: the definition of a class in a settlement agreement must be limited to class members with Article III standing....more

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Ninth Circuit puts new limits on aggregate statutory awards following remand of nearly $1 billion TCPA judgment

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In Wakefield v. ViSalus, Inc., the Ninth Circuit considered whether a jury verdict of $925,200,000 for cumulative statutory damages under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227 (“TCPA”) was constitutional in...more

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First FTSA Class Action Settlement Seeks Approval

What is believed to be the first settlement under Florida’s mini-Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) law is seeking judicial approval for a payout of more than $2.5 million....more

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Eleventh Circuit Vacates Class Certification and Settlement Based on Lack of Standing for Class Members

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In Drazen v. Pinto, –F.4th–, 2022 WL 2963470 (July 27, 2022), the Eleventh Circuit vacated a district court’s decision to certify a class under Rule 23 and approve the class settlement because the class included members who...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending July 8, 2022

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Real Property Update- Foreclosure / Fee Judgment / Appellate Jurisdiction: On the facts presented, appellate court had jurisdiction to address whether litigant who obtained the fee judgment against Nationstar was a proper...more

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Eleventh Circuit Requires Standing for All Class-Action Members, Decertifying TCPA Class Settlement

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Class-action plaintiffs do not get a free pass on constitutional standing requirements, as the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reminded litigants sua sponte in Drazen and Godaddy.com, LLC v. Pinto last week when it vacated...more

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Class Definition in Class Action Settlement Must Be Limited to Class Members That Have Standing According to Eleventh Circuit

Last week the Eleventh Circuit addressed an issue that many class action practitioners probably haven’t thought much about: whether approval of a class action settlement requires that each class member obtaining relief have...more

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TCPA: Text Messages Still Hot-Button Issue After Furniture Companies Resolve Class for Millions

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On July 6, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida granted final approval of a multimillion-dollar, class-action settlement in Parker v. Stoneledge Furniture, LLC, et al., No. 21-740 (M.D. Fla.) to resolve...more

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Class Action & MDL Roundup – Q1 2022

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the first quarter of 2022. In this edition, COVID cases are still endemic for insurance companies, kids’ contracts are voidable...more

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C.D. Cal. Court Denies Class Certification Where Employee Entered Wrong Digit

A California federal court refused to certify a putative Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action in a lawsuit brought by a plaintiff who received one prerecorded call in error after a gym member’s phone number...more

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Seventh Circuit: Defendants Need Not Prove Merits of Defenses to Defeat Class Certification

A recent Seventh Circuit decision makes an important point about how the principle that a court generally need not resolve the merits to decide class certification is bilateral – it applies to both affirmative claims and...more

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Class Action & MDL Roundup – Fall 2021

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In the fall edition of the Class Action & MDL Roundup, covering notable class actions from the third quarter of 2021, a marriage nearly tears apart a certified class, insurers are vaccinated against more COVID-19 suits, and...more

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