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$18 Million TCPA Class Action Settlement

Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC (“Portfolio”) recently settled a multi-district class action that included roughly 7.4 million class members.  Plaintiffs allege that Portfolio violated the TCPA by placing calls to cell phones using an ATDS without their consent.

Court finds a Preview-Dialing Platform Not to be an Autodialer

A Plaintiff filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida against The CBE Group, Inc. (CBE) and Verizon New England, Inc. (Verizon) alleging violations under the TCPA, among others.  All parties moved for partial summary judgment arguing that there is no genuine dispute of material fact regarding Defendants’ liability under the TCPA or CBE’s liability under the FDCPA and FCCPA.

Review of FCC’s new Declaratory Ruling and Order

n June 18, 2015 the FCC held an open meeting during which they voted to approve an omnibus package of declaratory rulings (the “Order”) that address 21 petitions received by the FCC concerning the interpretation and implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”).

FCC TCPA Declatory Ruling Released

Commission Responds to Requests from Businesses and Attorneys General for Guidance on Robocall Blocking, Autodialers, Recycled Phone Numbers and More.