Maria Vergara filed the lawsuit against Uber on August 7, 2015. She alleged receiving at least eight unsolicited text messages asking her to complete the sign-up process for Uber’s rideshare service, even though she had never signed up for an Uber account.
CITGO agreed to a $8.3 million TCPA class action settlement involving unsolicited text messages sent to contacts from a prior sweepstakes sponsorship.
Can a text message platform that ONLY sends messages to a set list of numbers be considered an “autodialer” under the TCPA?
Apparel company, American Eagle Outfitters, has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit in which plaintiffs claim the company violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
On August 4, 2016, the FCC issued a declaratory ruling in response to petitions from Blackboard, Inc., as well as a joint petition by Edison Electric Institute and the American Gas Association. Both petitions sought clarifications on the already existing "emergency purposes" exemption in the TCPA.
Two different plaintiffs filed separate TCPA nationwide class actions in federal court for the Northern District of Illinois against Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. Both plaintiffs allege that the Trump Campaign sent them a text message with the following message: “Reply YES to subscribe to Donald J. Trump for President. Your subscription will help Make America Great Again!