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A federal judge in Minnesota has denied a motion to dismiss filed by the re-election campaign for President Trump, after it was accused of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by allegedly sending text messages using an automated telephone dialing system without first obtaining the proper consent to do so. …

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s verdict against a company accused of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act because the phone number it was calling had been reassigned to someone other than the intended recipient of the calls, ruling that the company must have the …

Even a global pandemic can’t keep individuals from filing lawsuits against collection agencies. While a record number of co-plaintiffs in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case skewed the numbers to a degree, the number of lawsuits tracked by WebRecon in April — a month in which most of the country …

A District Court judge in Texas has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a Telephone Consumer Protection Act lawsuit, ruling that to qualify as an automated telephone dialing system, the device must randomly or sequentially generate — not just store — phone numbers. A copy of the ruling in the …

A class action lawsuit has been filed against a collection law firm for allegedly violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act because it left two voicemail messages on the plaintiff’s phone, but the messages were an attempt to reach someone other than the plaintiff. A copy of the complaint in the …

Could the entire Telephone Consumer Protection Act be on the chopping block following yesterday’s hearing before the Supreme Court? The idea may be less far-fetched today than it seemed yesterday, before the Justices heard arguments via telephone and before the flush heard around the world. One thing does appear certain …

As the Supreme Court gets ready to hear arguments remotely tomorrow in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case that could re-shape the law, a plaintiff in a separate action related to calls made to collect on a debt is urging a federal judge not to wait to hear what the …

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling in favor of a defendant that was sued for violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act because it contacted the plaintiff after she had revoked consent to be contacted, but the consent was part of a contract, which means it can …

As part of its compliance with the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, the Federal Communications Commission announced on Friday that entities suspected of making robocalls will no longer receive a warning from the agency prior to a penalty being issued. Prior to the enactment of the …

In a case that was first noted by TCPAWorld, a District Court judge in Florida has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment after it was sued for violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act because the person the defendant was trying to reach had forwarded his phone calls to his …