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A federal court in Maryland dismissed both TCPA claims against debt collector TrueAccord, ruling that debt collection calls don't qualify as marketing solicitations under DNC rules and that the company's dialing system doesn't meet the definition of an automatic telephone dialing system. The decision reinforces the distinction between debt collection communications and marketing calls under federal telecommunications law.

A federal court in Alabama has ruled that SMS messages do not qualify as "telephone calls" under the TCPA's Do Not Call provisions, marking the first time this interpretation has been adopted in Alabama. The decision navigates complex precedent and statutory language to conclude that Congress did not intend text messages to be covered by the private right of action in Section 227(c)(5).

When a consumer responds "Stop" to a text message, does that revocation extend to phone calls as well? A federal judge in Florida recently addressed this critical question in a TCPA class action, examining whether an SMS opt-out request requires businesses to cease all contact across multiple channels or only applies to text messages.

A federal court has determined that Daniel Human intentionally set up TCPA claims by filling out online forms to receive calls, leading to sanctions against both Human and his attorney Edwin V. Butler. The court found the lawsuit was brought in "complete bad faith," and both parties will now be liable for all defense fees incurred in the case.

A popular fast-food chain known for its chicken sandwiches and Sunday closures faces allegations of sending unauthorized text messages to consumers in violation of federal telecommunications regulations. The lawsuit claims messages were sent during restricted hours without proper consent, potentially affecting a broader class of recipients.

A federal court in Alabama dismissed a parent holding company from a TCPA lawsuit, ruling that settlement negotiations via email do not establish personal jurisdiction and that corporate separateness remains defensible when subsidiaries operate independently. The decision clarifies important boundaries for jurisdictional discovery and agency theories in telecommunications litigation.

O'Reilly Auto Parts and its BigLaw counsel agreed to pay $18.8 million to settle a TCPA class action involving SMS messages to numbers on the DNC list, despite the claim potentially being invalid under recent Seventh Circuit precedent. The settlement, reached just weeks after oral arguments suggested SMS messages may not constitute "telephone calls" under the TCPA, could result in over $6.2 million in attorney fees while class members receive modest payouts for claims that may not legally exist.

A debt collector faces ongoing TCPA litigation after a court ruled that evidence of prerecorded voice calls can proceed to trial based on plaintiff testimony alone. While the company successfully defeated claims of using an automatic telephone dialing system, the judge determined that conflicting evidence about prerecorded call usage must be resolved by a jury, highlighting the independent liability risks of prerecorded communications under federal telecommunications law.

A Michigan federal court ruled that WinRed, a political contribution platform, cannot be held liable under the TCPA for illegal text messages sent by political campaigns using its payment processing services. The decision hinged on WinRed's role as a backend payment processor rather than a text messaging platform, with the court rejecting vicarious liability claims since messages were merely "powered by" rather than sent "on behalf of" WinRed.

A federal court has issued an extraordinary preservation order requiring attorney Heidarpour and serial TCPA plaintiff Chet Wilson to retain all devices and communications related to TCPA litigation.

The Eastern District of Missouri has ruled that cellphones are not covered under the TCPA's Do Not Call provisions, marking a significant departure from the majority rule. Following Florida's recent similar decision, the court determined that Congress intentionally excluded cellphones from residential telephone subscriber protections, challenging decades of FCC interpretation in the post-Loper Bright era.

A federal court in California dismissed all nine claims in a privacy class action against Adobe, ruling that plaintiffs cannot establish lack of consent by merely asserting they never gave it. The decision establishes critical pleading standards for consent in tracking device cases, requiring plaintiffs to allege specific facts about what they saw on websites and why disclosures failed, rather than simply denying consent occurred.

A federal court examines whether AI meeting assistants like Otter.AI function as invited participants or third-party eavesdroppers under California privacy law. The ruling hinges on a critical distinction: does the AI tool merely transcribe conversations for participants, or does it retain and repurpose recorded content for its own commercial benefit, such as training machine learning models?

A federal court in New York granted Yahoo's motion to compel arbitration in a class action privacy lawsuit, finding that plaintiffs who created accounts or continued using Yahoo services after 2018 validly agreed...

The author announces the early arrival of his daughter Sapphire Jane Troutman while simultaneously launching ticket sales for the fifth annual Law Conference of Champions (LCOC V), scheduled for July 19-21, 2027 in Southern California. Tickets start at $199 but increase by $10 daily, eventually reaching $3,099, making early purchase essential for attendees interested in the premier legal marketing and advertising conference.

A California court ruled that merchant funders sending false loan approval emails may violate advertising laws and allowed a law firm's TCPA Do Not Call claim to proceed despite the business nature of the phone line.

A federal court dismissed a TCPA class action lawsuit filed by PLG Damage Attorneys after the plaintiff's counsel failed to serve the complaint and summons on the defendant within the required timeframe...

A historic podcast episode captures attorney Tori Guidry's live elevation to partner at Troutman Amin, LLP, while telecom veteran Rick Ruth discusses his new book on the evolution of spam...