TCPA

In a case that was first spotlighted by TCPAWorld, a District Court judge in New York has denied a defendant’s motion for summary judgment after it was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because the defendant left a voicemail message on a cell phone that did not …

The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has overturned a lower court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of a defendant who was sued for violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for allegedly sending text messages using an automated telephone dialing system. The Second Circuit, in joining the Ninth Circuit …

The Supreme Court on Friday announced that it was postponing hearing arguments for the month of April as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a decision which delays the outcome in a closely watched Telephone Consumer Protection Act lawsuit. The Court said it would consider re-scheduling cases before the end …

Even though they might not have maintained the pace set in January, the number of lawsuits alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act still are mostly outpacing the number that were filed during the first two months of …

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has denied an en banc request from the plaintiff in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case, potentially bringing it to an end, which would be good news for the collection industry. A three-judge panel from the Seventh Circuit issued its ruling in the case …

The Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has partially overturned a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit against a number of defendants alleging they violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, ruling that the third amended complaint filed …

The plaintiff in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case has filed a petition to have the entire Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals hear arguments in its case, after a panel from the Seventh Circuit last month affirmed a lower court’s ruling that technology that does not have the capacity to …

An individual has filed a class-action lawsuit against Charter Communications, alleging the cable provider violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by making calls to her cell phone without her consent because it was looking for someone else. The calls allegedly continued after the plaintiff told a representative of the defendant …

Down is up and up is down. After ending 2019 in the red, the number of lawsuits filed in January alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act, along with the number complaints filed with the Consumer Financial …

The Supreme Court has announced it will hear arguments in a landmark Telephone Consumer Protection Act Case — Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants — on April 22, setting the stage for the possible invalidation of the entire TCPA. The case, on appeal from the Fourth Circuit Court of …