TCPA Cases Stayed Pending SCOTUS Spokeo Ruling
5/10/16
By: Matt Foree Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) litigants are anxiously awaiting a decision from the Supreme Court of the United States in Robins v. Spokeo, Inc., 742 F.3d 409 (9th Cir. 2014) cert. granted, 135 S.Ct. 1892 (2015) (“Spokeo”). In Spokeo, the Supreme Court is addressing the issue of “[w]hether Congress may confer Article…
SCOTUS Hears Case on Effect of TCPA Offer of Judgment
1/8/16
By: Matt Foree The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral argument on a case affecting the resolution of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) cases in which a defendant has submitted a Rule 68 Offer of Judgment to a plaintiff. The transcript and audio of the oral argument are located here. In the Campbell-Ewald Company v. Gomez…
FCC Issues TCPA Declaratory Ruling and Order
7/20/15
By: Matt Foree As reported previously, on June 18, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a press release about its new declaratory rulings. The FCC recently published its 138-page Declaratory Ruling and Order (“Declaratory Ruling”), which was intended to address 21 pending petitions. The Declaratory Ruling clarifies the FCC’s position on several issues, including…
FCC Announces New TCPA Declaratory Rulings
6/26/15
By: Matthew N. Foree Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced in a press release that it issued a package of declaratory rulings regarding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The FCC declared that it “adopted a proposal to protect consumers against unwanted robocalls and spam texts.” The FCC stated that its rulings were…