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In a decision with sweeping implications for the administrative law and the regulation of tele-communications practices—to say nothing of one of the most dangerous class-action devices in history—the Supreme Court ruled in...more
Greetings TCPAWorld! When you thought you’d seen it all… think again. Here at TCPAWorld, we are the first in everything. The Supreme Court dropped another surprise that’s about to turn everything upside down again. See...more
FCC Delays Effective Date for New TCPA Consent Revocation Rule - The FCC announced on April 7, 2025, that it was issuing a one-year delay on its latest TCPA implementing rule governing consent revocation, Section...more
Following the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Facebook v. Duguid, consumers alleging Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) claims against companies for using an automatic telephone dialing system (“ATDS”) are...more
On May 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated and remanded a proposed TCPA class action settlement agreement. The class, consolidated from three class actions, accused the defendant, the “world’s...more
On May 13, 2024, in Drazen v. GoDaddy.com, LLC, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a scathing, 123-page decision reversing a district court’s approval of a class-action settlement in...more
Just over halfway through 2023, nationwide TCPA jurisprudence is focused on further delineating the scope of the TCPA. As the dust settles from earlier battles over defining ATDS requirements, the cases from this year are...more
Among other things, the federal TCPA imposes liability for calling/texting cell phone numbers using an Automatic Telephone Dialing System (“ATDS”) without sufficient prior express consent. As defined by the TCPA, ATDS is...more
Companies are continuing to reap the rewards of the Supreme Court’s decision in Facebook v. Duguid earlier this year, in which the Supreme Court confirmed a narrow reading of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA)...more
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
Last week, a panel from the Eleventh Circuit in Johnson v. NPAS Solutions, LLC, No. 18-12344 (11th Cir.) reversed in part, and vacated in part, a class action settlement that would have resolved allegations that NPAS violated...more
In Johnson v. NPAS Solutions, LLC, No. 18-12344, 2020 WL 5553312 (11th Cir. Sept. 17, 2020), the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upended what has become common practice in class action settlement by ruling that “incentive”...more
TCPA litigation can cost companies, both big and small, millions of dollars. Loyalty programs are a great way for restaurants to keep in contact with their existing customers and incentivize future purchases. In the modern...more
In recent years, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) has been a major source of potential liability for companies that send marketing text messages. ...more
On January 27, 2020, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the Middle District of Florida’s order granting summary judgment in favor of defendant Hilton Grand Vacations Company, LLC (“Hilton”), and reversed the Northern District of...more
Slowly but surely, the U.S. Courts of Appeal increasingly agree on how to interpret the definition of “automatic telephone dialing system” (“ATDS” or “autodialer”) in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). On...more
Given how often TCPA cases are filed—and how often they push the envelope of the statute’s scope and the courts’ jurisdiction—it should come as no surprise that the Supreme Court is often asked to bring some sanity to the...more
As the battle over the definition of an ATDS continues throughout the nation, a District Court in Virginia just entered the fight with a dagger. In Morgan v. On Deck Capital, Case No. 3:17-CV-00045, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS...more
As we head into 2019, there are plenty of reasons for optimism in the TCPA defense bar. Courts nationwide have continued to interpret the ACA v. FCC ruling favorably to defendants at both the motion to dismiss and summary...more
A magistrate judge in the Southern District of Florida has recommended that the Defendant’s motion for summary judgment based upon ATDS use be denied. Fortunately, this isn’t a Marks effect case. In fact, the legal definition...more
It has been a while since TCPAland has seen a settlement in the three digit range per class member. But this week brought us such a settlement by way of the final approval order entered in Etter v. Allstate Insurance...more
• Companies across industries continue to face TCPA litigation and address compliance challenges. • The FCC will soon be addressing key TCPA issues in the wake of the D.C. Circuit’s ruling in ACA International. • One...more
Class action plaintiffs’ attorneys may argue that a recent ruling by the Ninth Circuit expands the scope of liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) to include calls or text messages sent on all modern...more
When you’re arrested you may be entitled to one phone call but who has to pay for it? Maybe the company connecting the call by way of a TCPA suit. We’ve seen a lot of TCPA class action settlements over the years, but the...more
If you have seen members of the TCPA plaintiffs’ bar sweating a bit more than usual lately, it’s not just the summer heat—they’re probably concerned about the steady stream of positive cases for the defense bar over the past...more