TCPA

A District Court judge in California has partially granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment after it was sued for allegedly violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act even though the plaintiff never actually received the text message in question. A copy of the ruling in the case of Stone v. …

A District Court judge in Virginia has denied a defendant’s motion to stay proceedings after it was sued for violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by allegedly making debt collection calls using an automated telephone dialing system after the plaintiff had revoked consent to be contacted. The defendant was seeking …

A District Court judge in Massachusetts has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment after it was sued for allegedly violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by placing calls to a cell phone number that had been reassigned to someone who had not consented to being contacted by the defendant, …

The Supreme Court on Friday announced it had granted a petition from the U.S. government to hear arguments in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case regarding an exemption that allows companies collecting debts on behalf of the federal government to contact individuals on their cell phones using an automated telephone …

A District Court judge in Florida has granted a stay in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case to see how the Federal Communications Commission moves forward with its definition of an automated telephone dialing system. A copy of the ruling in the case of Barnes v. CS Marketing can be …

A plaintiff’s attorney who has represented many individuals in cases against companies in the credit and collection industry has filed a lawsuit of his own, alleging a financial institution violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending unsolicited text messages via an automated telephone dialing system to a prepaid cell …

A District Court judge has partially granted summary judgment in favor of a defendant that was accused of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by contacting the plaintiff on his cell phone without his consent and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by using profane language and threatening to sue …

Not that a lot of collectors are sending faxes to try and collect, but it is worth noting that the Federal Communications Commission earlier this week announced that faxes sent to an online fax service are not subject to the provisions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The FCC’s Consumer …

A class-action lawsuit has been filed alleging that Bank of America violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by making debt collection calls to individuals on their cell phone using an automated telephone dialing system after the individual had indicated he was being represented by an attorney. A copy of the …

A recently settled class action is making the rounds in the credit and collection industry as it showcases the vast differences between settling cases alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and those alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. A copy of the final order and …