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Telephone Consumer Protection Act Telemarketing Vicarious Liability

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1991 to protect consumers from unsolicited telephone marketing calls.  
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TCPA Vicarious Liability

An Illinois federal district court judge recently held that State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”) may be vicariously liable for alleged Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) violations. In Nater...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Allegations of Contract and Control Keep TCPA Suit Alive in Pennsylvania Federal Court

The purported existence of a telemarketing contract and facts suggesting control over the calling party was enough to avoid dismissal of a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) claim for vicarious liability in Pennsylvania...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Texas District Court Joins the Third, Sixth, and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal, Permitting a Private Right of Action for...

The Northern District of Texas, in Powers v. One Technologies, LLC, joined its sister courts and the Third, Sixth, and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal to hold that 47 C.F.R. § 64.1200(d), which prohibits certain...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

California Court Rejects Vicarious Liability Claims

Claims of vicarious liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) failed in California federal court after the plaintiff was unable to demonstrate that the defendants had provided the caller with authority to...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Seventh Circuit Moves Vicarious Liability Claims Forward

Reversing dismissal, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit found that a plaintiff had sufficiently pled allegations of vicarious liability to keep his Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) suit alive....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Plaintiff’s Agency Claims Insufficient, Resulting in Dismissal

Granting dismissal of a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) suit against a health insurance company, a Tennessee federal court determined that the company was neither directly nor vicariously liable for the calls...more

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Direct Energy Defeats TCPA Claim: No Liability for Unknown Telemarketer’s Calls

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With all the talk of the Supreme Court’s decision in AAPC, it’s upcoming decision in Facebook, and all the other currently hot items-of-the-year in TCPA litigation (Creasy, etc.), it can be easy to skip past decisions that...more

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A Pair of Federal Courts Find No Vicarious Liability Under the TCPA

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Companies that rely on third parties to market products could face legal exposure under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) when those third-party agents call, text or fax consumers without the requisite consent....more

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District of Nevada Applies Agency Principles to TCPA Suit Against Messaging Platform and Consumer-Info Company, Dismisses Claims

Last week, the District of Nevada contributed to a growing consensus among Ninth Circuit district courts that TCPA liability generally does not extend to companies that produce equipment used to place unlawful calls—such as...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Seventh Circuit Remands $280 Million TCPA Penalty Against DISH Network, LLC

The Seventh Circuit recently issued an opinion with significant implications for defendants evaluating the prospects for due process challenges to awards of statutory damages under the TCPA, as well as defendants facing...more

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Lead Generation and the TCPA: How to Protect Your Company from Downstream Bad Actors

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Many businesses, including retailers, rely on inbound lead generators to identify prospective customers for telephone or text-based direct marketing campaigns. Sourcing inbound leads from a variety of providers allows firms...more

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Seventh Circuit Weighs in on Vicarious Liability Under TCPA

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Last month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit clarified the application of common-law vicarious liability principles to TCPA class actions in Warciak v. Subway Restaurants, Inc., 2020 WL 559105 (7th...more

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Cruise Line Sails into Sea of TCPA Liability from Vendor’s Use of Soundboard Tech

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New communications technologies are being adopted at a rapid pace by industry.  This has led to the emergence of legal questions over whether this new technology is regulated by the TCPA.  One such question, which has seen...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Oklahoma Federal Court Sides With Plaintiff’s Vicarious Liability TCPA Claim

An Oklahoma federal court granted summary judgment in favor of a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) plaintiff on vicarious liability issues, ruling that the defendant was liable for telemarketing calls made by a sales...more

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Security Company Found Vicariously Liable for TCPA Violations Committed by Lead Seller

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The realm of lead generation can present a minefield of TCPA risks. The recent order granting summary judgment in Braver v. NorthStar Alarm Systems, LLC, No. CIV-17-0383, 2019 WL 3208651 (W.D. Ok. Jul. 15, 2019) illustrates...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Court Grants Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment on Vicarious Liability Issues

The Western District of Oklahoma recently granted a plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment against NorthStar Alarm Services, LLC (“NorthStar”) in a certified class action. The court held, in part, that NorthStar was...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Defendants Dodge Vicarious Liability in Sixth Circuit

The U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, recently weighed in on a third party’s potential Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) liability for assistance to telemarketers....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Who’s calling? Standards for third-party liability under the TCPA

Companies that market products through third-party agents or distributors face a particular risk under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) when their agents call, text or fax consumers without obtaining the necessary...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

No Authority No Control Means No Vicarious Liability

The U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit recently released an opinion in Jones v. Royal Administration Services on the issue of vicarious liability for telemarketing activity under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Fourth Circuit: No Ratification, No Vicarious Liability

The U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of two Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) defendants the panel found were not vicariously liable for calls made by telemarketers promoting...more

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Fourth Circuit finds manufacturers not vicariously liable for retailers’ TCPA violations

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Takeaway: A recent Fourth Circuit decision finding that UTC and Honeywell, manufacturers of home-security systems, could not be held vicariously liable for calls by downstream retailers in violation of the Telephone Consumer...more

Locke Lord LLP

Fourth Circuit Rejects Vicarious Liability Theory Under the TCPA

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The Fourth Circuit dealt another blow to plaintiffs trying to drum up vicarious liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). See Hogdin v. UTC Fire & Sec. Americas Corp. Inc., 2018 WL 1308605 (4th Cir. Mar....more

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Ninth Circuit Declines to Hold Seller Vicariously Liable for Third-Party Telemarketer’s TCPA Violations

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Takeaway: Decisions addressing a seller’s exposure to vicarious liability for calls placed by a third-party telemarketer in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) offer little predictability or guidance....more

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Guest Post: District Court Rejects Vicarious Liability Claims under the TCPA

A Michigan district court recently weighed in on the availability of vicarious liability for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the “TCPA”). In Kern v. VIP Travel Servs., the plaintiffs received several...more

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Dish Network Liable for $61 Million in Treble Damages for Service Provider's TCPA Violations

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A recent federal court ruling provides a potent reminder that companies can be held liable for consumer protection law violations committed by third-party vendors—and underscores the importance of maintaining strong vendor...more

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