TCPA

Selfishly, I will admit that I originally wanted to write about this case only because it gave me the opportunity to mention the name of the defendant — La Boom Disco. But, having read a ruling from Judge Allyne Ross of the District Court for the Eastern District of New …

The Supreme Court has granted a request from the Solicitor General’s office to participate in oral arguments later this month when it hears a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case that seeks to answer whether courts have a requirement to accept how a regulator interprets a statute. Arguments in the case …

A plaintiff in Florida has filed a lawsuit alleging a creditor violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by using an automatic telephone dialing system to make more than two hundred calls to an individual’s cell phone number in an attempt to collect on a debt without obtaining the proper consent …

The content of a text message sent to an individual and ensuring the proper consent was obtained before sending a message helped a company secure summary judgment after it was accused of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The plaintiff has appealed the decision to the Ninth Circuit Court of …

Lawsuits against collection agencies alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act were all up in January, compared with December 2018, but only the FCRA was up from the first month of last year, according to data released …

ACA International on Friday night announced that it had learned a settlement had been reached in the case of Crunch San Diego v. Marks, which will keep the case from being considered by the Supreme Court. The case, which was on appeal from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, centered …

The Federal Communications Commission this week released its first ever report on illegal robocalls, and it seems the only conclusions that can be drawn from the document is that illegal robocalls exist, that the FCC is aware of it, and the agency is trying to do what it can to …

A District Court judge in Virginia has finalized a $2.5 million settlement after student loan servicer Navient was accused of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by using an automatic telephone dialing system to contact the cell phones of third parties for location information calls without the proper consent. Terms …

After denying a request from the defendant to stay the proceedings in a case in which it is accused of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by using an automated telephone dialing system to contact the plaintiff without her consent, a District Court judge in Arizona has certified a class …

Ride-sharing company Lyft was able to get part of a claim alleging it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending using an automated telephone dialing system to send unauthorized text messages dismissed because the plaintiff failed to support his claim that an ATDS was used. A copy of the …