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California Supreme Court Provides Insurance Victory For TCPA Defendants

A commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policy may provide coverage for Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class actions, the California Supreme Court has ruled, answering a certified question from the Ninth U.S....more

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The California Supreme Court (and Court of Appeal) - November 14-18, 2022

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The California Supreme Court issued the following decision last week: Yahoo, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA, No. S253593. Yahoo!’s insurer, National Union, refused to indemnify Yahoo! in...more

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TCPA Insurance Coverage: A Glimmer of Hope?

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In 2017, National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburg, Pa. successfully obtained dismissal of an insurance denial suit by Yahoo! brought in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California....more

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Ninth Circuit Asks the California Supreme Court to Interpret the Scope of Personal Injury Coverage

On January 15, 2019, the Ninth Circuit certified the following question to the California Supreme Court: Does a commercial liability policy that covers “personal injury,” defined as “injury… arising out of… [o]ral or...more

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9th Circuit Seeks Guidance from California High Court on the Duty to Defend in TCPA Cases

Does the coverage in commercial general liability (CGL) policies for violations of the right to privacy extend to unwanted intrusions, or is it limited to the disclosure of personal information to a third party? On a recent...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending August 10 & 17, 2018

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Loan Modification: foreclosing plaintiff was required to allege and prove default of loan modification agreement after trial court found the loan modification to be the operative...more

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Third Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment Where ATDS Evidence Falls Short

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On June 26, 2018, the Third Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of defendant Yahoo, Inc. in a putative Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action, Dominguez v. Yahoo, Inc., because plaintiff had failed to...more

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Aftershocks Being Felt: The TCPA After ACA International v. FCC

The aftershocks from the D.C. Circuit’s opinion in ACA International v. FCC are beginning to be felt. In ACA International, the D.C. Circuit set aside several elements of the FCC’s 2015 Declaratory Ruling. A recent opinion by...more

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Third Circuit Refuses to Apply TCPA Autodialer Limits Based on System’s Potential Capacity

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This week's ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Dominguez v. Yahoo, Inc. (Dominguez II) represents the first circuit court decision to address the Telephone Consumer Protection Act's (TCPA)...more

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3rd Circuit Grants Summary Judgment in Favor of Yahoo! in Reassigned Phone Number Class Action

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In a much anticipated opinion and big defense victory, the 3rd Circuit granted summary judgment this week in favor of Defendant Yahoo in a reassigned number class action case involving thousands of text messages to...more

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With Evidence of Possible Consent, Yahoo Scores Class Decertification

An Illinois federal district judge handed Yahoo a rare defense victory when it decertified the class of plaintiffs in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) lawsuit involving text messages sent from a user messaging...more

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Careful What You Wish For – Additional Discovery Requested By TCPA Class Plaintiff Leads To Decertification Order In Northern...

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Federal courts have a continuing obligation to ensure that class action certification remains appropriate throughout the duration of a case. Accordingly, it is well established that if class certification is later deemed...more

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Northern District of Illinois Decertifies TCPA Class Action

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On February 13, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois decertified a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) text-message class in light of new evidence of consent obtained during the...more

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When a Regulation is Like “a ‘Mongrel’ – With No Offense to Dogs”

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It’s not every day that a federal court describes a regulation as “a ‘mongrel’ – with no offense to dogs.” But last week, that’s how a federal court characterized a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulation on the...more

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Class Action Quarterly Update - Fall 2016

Class action filings during the fall of 2016 continued to be dominated by Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) cases. As of October 1, 2016, nearly 150 cases have been filed; these filings are both daily in frequency...more

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Class Action Roundup: Winter 2016

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Where the (Class) Action Is - This issue of Roundup wraps up 2015 with another slate of interesting cases spanning industries and subject matter. The running theme of ascertainability is now stretching into antitrust...more

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Dial “C” for Confusion: Courts Split on TCPA Definition of Autodialer

Notwithstanding so-called “guidance” from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in its July 2015 Order, the definition of “automatic telephone dialing system” (ATDS or autodialer) continues to be a disputed issue. This...more

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Federal Court Rules that Terms & Conditions can Provide Express Consent to Receiving Text Messages Under Telephone Consumer...

The issue of consent is a critical issue in cases alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). The TCPA prohibits making any call using any “automatic telephone dialing system” to “any...more

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TCPA Connect - January 2016

Manatt Defeats Motion for Class Certification in TCPA Complaint Against Network Telephone Services - A team of Manatt litigators secured a major victory for Network Telephone Services, Inc., on Jan. 12, 2016, in the U.S....more

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Third Circuit Gives TCPA Autodialer Plaintiffs Staying Power

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently became the first federal appellate court to apply the Federal Communications Commission’s declaratory ruling that expanded the notion of what constitutes an...more

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Third Circuit Allows Putative TCPA Class Action to Proceed, Citing FCC Ruling

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On October 23, 2015, the Third Circuit vacated a summary judgment decision in Yahoo, Inc.’s favor based on a recent Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) order that expanded the definition of an “autodialer” under the...more

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TCPA Connect - October 2015

After FCC Citation for TCPA Violations, Lyft Changes Terms of Service - Less than a week after the Federal Communications Commission cited Lyft for violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by requiring customers...more

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TCPA Connect

Two Recent Yahoo! Decisions Produce Differing Results for TCPA Liability - ..PA Court: Yahoo!’s System Not an ATDS: Yahoo! won dismissal of a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) suit when a federal court...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - Jan 25, 2013

In This Issue: Energy Drink Draws the Ire of the NAD; User Files TCPA Suit Against Yahoo; and Yogi Can’t Bend the Law for Copyright Protection....more

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