U.S. Supreme Court,
Civil Litigation
Oct. 7, 2020
Supreme Court to decide fate of TCPA autodialer rules
If the court adopts a broad interpretation of an ATDS, businesses will surely face increased litigation with little to no wiggle room to make the once available argument that their equipment does not use a random or sequential number generator.
Artin Betpera
Partner
Buchalter APC
Phone: (949) 760-1121
Email: abetpera@buchalter.com
Artin is trial lawyer with a national practice principally representing financial services companies in litigation in federal and state courts, involving both class and individual claims. He has developed a particular focus on Telephone Consumer Protection Act litigation, but has significant experience in traditional commercial litigation, and regularly appears on behalf of some of the country's most significant banks and financial institutions.
Nikku Khalifian
Associate
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Phone: (657) 266-1039
Email: Nikku.Khalifian@wbd-us.com
Nikku is a business litigation associate in the firm's Irvine office. Her practice focuses on work in the employment and financial services sectors. Nikku is an advocate for children in the foster system, working as a pro bono attorney with the Alliance for Children's Rights.
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act, passed into law by Congress in 1991 and administered by the Federal Communications Commission, was created to stop unwelcomed telemarketing calls to consumers. The ins and outs of the TCPA and related legislation are intricate but what you should know is this -- the TCPA restricts telemarketing calls and the use of automatic telephone dialing systems, or ATDSs, and artificial or prerecorded voice messages.
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