Posts tagged TCPA Class Actions.

Dual-purpose phones can qualify as “residential” numbers to support a TCPA action

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) and its regulations prohibit calls and text messages to residential telephone subscribers who have registered their phone numbers on the national do-not-call list maintained by the federal government. While business lines are not eligible to be registered on the national do-not-call list, in practice there is nothing that bars such registration. As a result, TCPA litigation sometimes requires a determination as to whether a phone line is used for residential or business purposes. This issue arises more frequently in the current gig-economy era, because many cell phone owners use their devices for both personal and business purposes.

TCPA liability reduced to $500 for Gold’s Gym

A recent ruling out of the Central District of California will prove to be very useful for telemarketers faced with class actions under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). In Bustillos v. West Covina Corporate Fitness, Inc., United States District Judge Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr. denied an order seeking class certification where it was clear that the call in question violated the TCPA.

Law360 has published an article authored by advertising partner Scott Shaffer entitled “Charter TCPA Ruling May Benefit Cos. Facing Robocall Claims.” In the article, Mr. Shaffer analyzes a recent ruling, Creasy v. Charter Communications Inc., which held that a significant portion of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is unenforceable for violations occurring between November 2015 and July 6, 2020.

Online Retailer must go to trial or settle

Issue of Ascertainability Blocks Plaintiff From Proceeding On Class Basis

Yahoo facing liability to half a million text message recipients

CLIENT ALERT

Marketers who communicate with consumers on mobile devices and smart phones must stay current with the FCC's new rulings. 

Telemarketer’s Do Not Call Violations Cost Business $6 Million

FCC schedules a vote on the commissioner’s proposals for June 18th.

Oral arguments scheduled for October; Decision likely in 2016

Defendants defeat class action via summary judgment.

Andrew Lustigman and Scott Shaffer Discuss TCPA Lawsuits and Implications on Telemarketers in new Inside Counsel article.

Compliance with the TCPA consent requirements remains a daunting task fraught with peril. 

Scott Shaffer wrote an article for Bloomberg publications and was quoted in Law360 on the effects of the record-setting TCPA settlement for Capital One.

Scott Shaffer was quoted in Law360's article, "Appeals Courts Further Muddy Phone-Call Privacy Laws."

In Mais v. Gulf Coast Collection Bureau, decided on May 8, 2013, in the Southern District of Florida, the court awarded the plaintiff $7500 for fifteen calls to his cell phone made by a debt collector.

In Standard Mutual Insurance v. Ted Lay Real Estate, decided on May 23, 2013, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the TCPA's $500-per-call damages provision is not punitive in nature. The significance of this ruling is that, at least in Illinois, TCPA damages can be insured by marketers.

On May 9, 2013, the FCC clarified the extent to which sellers can be held liable for robo-calls and texts sent by third-party marketers on their behalf.

A recent series of rulings will likely trigger an avalanche of class action lawsuits over unwanted text messages and robocalls, particularly in the State of New Jersey.

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