Litigation
Dec. 17, 2016
New favorite target for TCPA claims: apps
Social media apps have recently become a favorite target of the plaintiffs' bar for claims under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. By Natalie Nahabet, Greg Beaman and William Molinski
Natalie Nahabet
Social media apps have recently become a favorite target of the plaintiffs' bar for claims under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The TCPA was enacted in 1991 to combat telemarketing robo-calls to land lines. As technology developed, the statute's prohibitions were extended to the use of robo-texting, most commonly used in connection with mass marketing campaigns. See In the Matte...
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