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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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Federal Court Dismisses Lawsuit, Finding Alleged Faxes Were Not Sent to a “Telephone Facsimile Machine”

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The TCPA generally prohibits the transmission of an “unsolicited advertisement” to a “telephone facsimile machine.” 47 U.S.C. § 227(b)(1)(c). But is an “online fax service” a “telephone facsimile machine”? And can a plaintiff...more

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California Federal Court Dismisses TCPA Complaint Finding Recruitment Messages Are Not Solicitations

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In a recent ruling, a U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a complaint brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The complaint alleged that the...more

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California’s Northern District Court Holds Text Messages are Not Pre-Recorded or Artificial Voices Under the Federal TCPA

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On November 18, 2022, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that text messages sent by a “chatbot” do not constitute an artificial or prerecorded voice, per the federal Telephone...more

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Court Denies GrubHub’s Motion to Dismiss in TCPA Class Action

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The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied a motion to dismiss a class action for allegations that GrubHub, Inc. violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The plaintiff alleged that she...more

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Supreme Court Poised To Alter TCPA Landscape With Review Of Key Term “Advertisement”

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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court decided to review a case that potentially carries far reaching ramifications for litigation under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), which places restrictions on phone and fax...more

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Middle District of Florida Court Finds Predictive Dialers Not Subject to TCPA Unless They Randomly or Sequentially Generate...

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Well Ocwen is certainly on a roll. Just weeks after delivering a stellar win on ATDS issues in Keyes, the feisty servicer is at it again, delivering TCPAland its first ATDS ruling out of the state of Florida following ACA...more

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It Will All Come Out in the “Wash”: Did a Southern California District Court Just Solve the TCPA’s ACA Int’l/ATDS Conundrum Once...

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Sometimes the most obvious answer is the hardest one to see. For weeks now the courts have been debating whether the 2003 and 2008 Predictive Dialer Rulings were set aside by ACA Int’l or just the 2015 TCPA Omnibus ruling....more

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