Russell Jones Jr. on TCPA

Federal Court Finds Text Messages Not Subject to TCPA’s DNC Requirements

Key Takeaways: Companies sued for Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) violations should consider challenging the allegations at the outset by moving to dismiss, rather than conceding based on out-of-date precedent and...more

7/29/2025 / Class Action , Consumer Protection Laws , Corporate Counsel , Litigation Strategies , Motion to Dismiss , Statutory Interpretation , TCPA , Telemarketing , Text Messages

In TCPA Case, SCOTUS Rules District Courts Are Not Bound by Final FCC Orders

Key Takeaways: The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Hobbs Act does not require district courts in civil enforcement proceedings to follow federal administrative agencies’ legal interpretations of federal statutes....more

6/30/2025 / Administrative Agencies , Appellate Courts , Chevron Deference , Class Action , FCC , Hobbs Act , Judicial Review , SCOTUS , Statutory Interpretation , TCPA

Eleventh Circuit Overturns FCC’s One-to-One Consent Rule

A 2023 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Order interpreted the Telephone Consumer Protection Act as requiring that consumers provide specific one-to-one consent to receive robocalls. The purpose was to fill what the FCC...more

2/3/2025 / Chevron Deference , Consumer Privacy Rights , FCC , Regulatory Authority , Robocalling , Statutory Interpretation , TCPA , Telecommunications , Telemarketing

A Scalpel, Not a Chainsaw: Supreme Court Drastically Limits the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s Reach

In December, we reported on the oral argument in the U.S. Supreme Court in Facebook v. Duguid, which presented the question of what was required for equipment to qualify as an automatic telephone dialing system (“ATDS”) under...more

4/5/2021 / ATDS , Auto-Dialed Calls , Class Action , Facebook , Facebook Inc v Duguid , Random or Sequential Number Generator , Robocalling , SCOTUS , TCPA

Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument In Highly Anticipated Case Addressing The Reach Of The Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Facebook v. Duguid—a significant case potentially limiting the reach of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). Facebook will resolve a circuit split over what...more

12/9/2020 / ATDS , Auto-Dialed Calls , Data Storage , Facebook , Facebook Inc v Duguid , Oral Argument , Random or Sequential Number Generator , SCOTUS , Split of Authority , TCPA

TCPA: New Ruling May Invalidate Your Existing Consumer Consents

Much has been written about the Federal Communication Commission's ("FCC's") recent 138-page Declaratory Ruling and Order that broadened the scope of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") and will likely encourage...more

7/28/2015 / Advertising , ATDS , Compliance , Corporate Counsel , FCC , Prior Express Consent , Robocalling , TCPA , Telemarketing , Text Messages

Named in a TCPA Lawsuit? Liability Strategy May Avoid Crippling Damages

Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") class action lawsuits are booming, and plaintiffs are commonly seeking tens, if not hundreds, of millions of dollars in damages. These cases often arise out of a marketing campaign...more

3/10/2015 / Calculation of Damages , Class Action , Marketing , Robocalling , Statutory Damages , TCPA , Text Messages , Third-Party Liability , Vicarious Liability

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