Untouchable No More: Reinforcements Arrive for TCPA Defendants Battling the FCC’s Aggressive Expansion of the Statute
By EsqSocial Corporation 16/12/20
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) was signed into law almost 30 years ago when around 3% of the population owned cellular telephones and no one had heard of – let alone sent – a text message. Since that time, the legislature has substantively amended the TCPA only once to create a government debt exception. Despite the TCPA’s antiquated language and minimal amendments, it is the basis for thousands of lawsuits each year, with one study reporting that TCPA actions have increased by...
By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP