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A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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Supreme Court Ruling Shakes TCPA Litigation to the Core

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On June 20, 2025, the Supreme Court issued perhaps the most momentous decision in Telephone Consumer Protection Act history with McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp. This landmark ruling jettisons...more

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ACA International v. F.C.C., et al.

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• The D.C. Circuit reviewed a 2015 FCC order that interpreted the TCPA’s prohibition against using automated dialing devices to make unsolicited calls to cellular telephones. The court set aside two portions of the 2015 Order...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Ninth Circuit: In-Box Arbitration Clause Not a Binding Contract

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Adding more complexity to the issue of arbitration contract formation, the Ninth Circuit has rejected Samsung's attempt to compel individual arbitration of fraud claims asserted by plaintiffs in two class actions. Ruling in...more

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District Court Certifies TCPA Class Over Objections to Adequacy of Named Plaintiff and Individualized Issues of Consent

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A New York federal district court, after holding an evidentiary hearing, certified a class for alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). Plaintiff alleged that the defendant, a collection agency,...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FCC Letter Brief to Second Circuit Narrowly Construes Recent TCPA Guidance

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We reported last spring on two FCC declaratory rulings, GroupMe and Cargo Airline, that included some broad, business-friendly interpretations of rules implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), under which...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New FCC Interpretation Of "Express Consent" To Increase TCPA Class Action Liability

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Plaintiffs frequently sue businesses in class actions for violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, 47 U.S.C. § 227 (the “TCPA”). The TCPA generally prohibits calls and text messages to cell phones using...more

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