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The parties in Soular v. Northern Tier Energy, LP et al. recently filed a motion for preliminary approval of a $3.5 million Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) class action in the District of Minnesota.  The three named plaintiffs in the case alleged that they received unsolicited marketing text messages from the …

On February 10, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California denied defendant Bebe Stores, Inc.’s motion to decertify the plaintiffs’ proposed classes in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action. 

In Meyer v. Bebe Stores, Inc., the named plaintiffs alleged that they provided their cell phone numbers to Bebe in …

The Ninth Circuit recently affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants in an action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act regarding text messages about a gym membership.

In Van Patten v. Vertical Fitness Group, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant Bradley Van Patten visited a Gold’s Gym franchise to obtain information about…

A judge in California recently dismissed a putative Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action against Blue Shield of California, an insurance provider.  In Smith v. Blue Shield of California Life & Health Insurance Co. (C.D. Cal.), the judge found that the telephone call at issue was, as a matter of law, not the type of …

The United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia recently reversed its position on vicarious liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, granting summary judgment for defendants UTC Fire and Security Americas Corporation, Inc. and Honeywell International, Inc. in multi-district litigation.  In doing so, the court joined the growing list of federal …

On January 26, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana granted preliminary approval of a $17.5 million Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action against Navient Solutions Inc. 

According to the original Complaint, plaintiff Randy Johnson received multiple telephone calls on his cell phone from Navient, a student loan servicing and collection …

Lands’ End, a Wisconsin-based clothing retailer, was named as a defendant in a putative class action filed January 4 under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act in federal court in Connecticut.  The TCPA includes, as a result of the Junk Fax Protection Act of 2005, prohibitions on sending unsolicited fax advertisements without a required opt-out notice …

In Telephone Science Corporation v. Asset Recovery Solutions, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently held that Telephone Science Corporation (“TSC”), a telecommunications company, did not have standing to pursue its Telephone Consumer Protection Act claims against Asset Recovery Solutions, LLC (“ARS”), a debt collection company.

TSC operates a…

We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partners John Lynch and Chad Fuller will be featured moderators and speakers, respectively, at the American Conference Institute’s 27th National Conference on Consumer Finance Class Actions and Litigation on January 24, 2017 at the W Miami Hotel.

John will moderate the  second portion of the panel …

According to the complaint in Ibrahim v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., defendants Sterircycle, Inc. and Stericycle Communication Solutions, Inc. (collectively referred to herein as “Stericycle”) violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by making unauthorized telephone calls using a prerecorded or artificial voice to the cellular telephones of individuals throughout the nation.

Stericycle’s calling …