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Class Action Predominance Requirement Do Not Call List

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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Florida Court Certifies Two Classes on Claims Under TCPA and FTSA

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Recently, the Northern District of Florida certified two classes under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) in a matter regarding alleged telemarketing text messages. Background- In Jackson v. Athena Bitcoin, Inc.,...more

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Judges Are Putting TCPA Class Action Cases on the Do Not Call List

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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) is a federal statute that restricts how businesses employ telemarketing efforts, like soliciting text messages or prerecorded voice messages. The law often requires...more

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Eleventh Circuit Vacates Order Certifying Robocall Class Because District Court Failed to Consider Whether Absent Class Members...

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On November 15, the Eleventh Circuit vacated an order certifying a class of individuals who claimed to have received robocalls in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), holding that the district court...more

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“I told you never to call me here”: Eleventh Circuit Decertifies TCPA Class Containing Absent Class Members Without Article III...

The Eleventh Circuit last month issued a significant class action opinion in Cordoba v. DirectTV, LLC, vacating a class certified in a TCPA class action and remanding the case. The issue underlying the court’s decision was...more

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Eleventh Circuit Decertifies TCPA Class on Traceability and Predominance Grounds

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On November 15, 2019, the Eleventh Circuit decertified a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class in Cordoba v. DIRECTV, LLC (No. 18-12077, 2019 WL 6044305), finding that the plaintiff could not adequately identify...more

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No Speaking? No Standing!

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On November 15, the Eleventh Circuit decided Cordoba v. DirecTV, LLC, further exploring the issue of when class actions achieve Article III standing. The plaintiffs alleged that DirecTV and the company with which it...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending November 22, 2019

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Real Property Update - Foreclosure / Rehearing: Order denying rehearing on summary judgment motion and denying continuance affirmed where (1) affidavit in support of rehearing failed to disclose any genuine issue of...more

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Lack of Widespread Harm Traceable to TCPA Violation Requires Decertification of Class Action, Eleventh Circuit Rules

The Eleventh Circuit last week issued a common-sense ruling vacating class certification in a TCPA case—an area of the law where common sense does not always prevail. In Cordoba v. DIRECTV, LLC, No. 19-12077 (11th Cir. Nov....more

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