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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1991 to protect consumers from unsolicited telephone marketing calls.  
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THE LONGEST DISTANCE: Class Counsel Always Need to Hold Their Breath When Seeking Their Big Pay Days– Here’s Why

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What were you doing back in April, 2018? I actually remember that timeframe very well for unfortunate reasons I will not discuss because I am nice Czar right now. But for Mike Greenwald– Mr. Number One– he was merrily...more

Carlton Fields

11th Circuit: Another GoDaddy TCPA Class Settlement Is a No-Go

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In the latest decision in a long-running saga in Drazen v. Pinto, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals tackled several issues regarding a proposed class settlement agreement....more

Robinson+Cole Class Actions Insider

Eleventh Circuit Provides New Guidance on Class Action Settlements

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Suppose that the central issue in a putative class action is a legal issue pending before the Supreme Court. Depending on how the Supreme Court rules, the plaintiffs will recover either nothing or up to $600 million. But...more

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Split Eleventh Circuit Panel Eliminates Incentive Awards for Class Representatives

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Last month, in a split decision, the Eleventh Circuit reversed a district court’s incentive award to the named plaintiff in a class action alleging willful violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. In doing so, it...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

11th Circuit Eliminates Incentive Awards for Class Action Plaintiffs

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In a split decision, the 11th Circuit rejected a $6,000 incentive award for the named plaintiff in a TCPA class action. According to the majority in Johnson v. NPAS Solutions, LLC, U.S. Supreme Court precedent prohibits such...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending February 21, 2020

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Real Property Update - HOA / Class Action: It was appropriate for trial court to narrow class to current homeowners as to counts seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, as former homeowners have no interest in relief...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending February 7, 2020

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Real Property Update - Fraudulent Transfer: Real property that was worth less than mortgage encumbering it was not an asset per the plain language of section 726.102(2) and, therefore, could not support fraudulent transfer...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

$375.00 a Class Member to Settle? Court Approves Whopper of a TCPA Settlement Against Allstate Insurance Company over Junk Faxes

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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

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TCPA Case Law Review (Vol. 4)

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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

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Autodialing and Pre-Recorded Messages: the TCPA’s Trap for Unwary Lenders and Debt Collectors

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In February 2015, a federal judge approved a $75 million Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) class settlement involving Capital One and three debt collectors.[1] The plaintiffs (debtors) alleged that Capital One and...more

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