Author: Tori Guidry

Tori Guidry is the Dame at Troutman Firm and of TCPAWorld. Tori is a former criminal defense attorney and assistant district attorney. Tori attended Louisiana State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics. Tori went on to earn her Juris Doctorate at Louisiana State University's Paul Hebert Law Center. Tori's practice at Troutman Firm is focused on class action defense litigation related to the Telephone Consumer Protection (TCPA) and compliance.

BIG DATA, AI, AND THE FTC: Navigating the Complex Regulatory Landscape and Implications for Future Decisions

10 May 202310 May 2023

Hi TCPAWorld! The Dame here to talk about the relationship between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the rapidly evolving fields of big data and artificial intelligence (AI)—especially with their…

ATDS/Predictive Dialer Cases…

CASE DISMISSED AS MOOT: Five9 an ATDS? and Last-Minute Individual Settlements

Happy Friday and St. Patrick's Day TCPA World! Let's talk a little about this new Memorandum in Stewart v. Vision Solar LLC, No. 20-2185, 2023 WL 2539017 (E.D. Pa. Mar.…

NEW RULES: FCC Requiring Wireless Providers To Block Texts On A “Reasonable Do Not Originate List”

So as all of you at TCPA world already know, we have very big news from the FCC from the order that was just released. Now, the Czar already broke…

FCC COMMISSIONER NOMINEE HEARINGS ROUND 3: Senator Cruz Gives No Love To Gigi Sohn This Valentine’s Day

16 Feb 202316 Feb 2023

Hi everyone! I know a few of you have certainly been waiting for TCPAWorld coverage of the striking exchange between Senator Ted Cruz and FCC Nominee Gigi Sohn this Valentine’s…

“CANARY TRAP”: Serial Plaintiff Filing Individually Seeking $129,000 In Damages For Alleged Violations of TCPA, FTSA, MHSSA, and MTCCCA

Serial plaintiff Mark Dobronski filed a massive individual lawsuit against Tobias & Associates Inc. (T&A), Fidelity Life Association, Great Western Insurance Company, AND three individuals at T&A (the CEO and…

“HIGHLY SENSITIVE PERSONAL DATA”: CIPA Lawsuit Against Goodyear Tire Involving Chat Box Recordings Makes It Past Pleadings Stage

8 Feb 202322 Feb 2023

The Czar and the Dame break it down. Following our INCREDIBLE YouTube channel for more great content! Hi TCPAWorld! The Dame here. It was only a little over a month…

SERIAL PLAINTIFF TO CRIMINAL: Fight Back TCPAWorld!

2 Feb 20232 Feb 2023

As most of you know, there are a lot of professional plaintiffs lurking out there. Most we find unremarkable or do not get to learn much about. Well, we came…

HOPE AFTER JAVIER? ACTIVE PROSPECT WINS ITS MOTION TO DISMISS: California Court Rules TrustedForm Functions As A Recorder Not An Eavesdropper Under CIPA

27 Dec 202227 Dec 2022

Hi TCPAWorld! Hope y’all had a wonderful Christmas! The Dame here to report a great CIPA victory out of the Northern District of California for our friends over at ActiveProspect…

PRESUMABLY FAIR: Highmark Class Settlement Withstands Preliminary Approval

22 Dec 202222 Dec 2022

Hi TCPAWorld! The Dame here with news on the preliminary approval of a HUGE class settlement. The thing that is huge about this settlement is the large per class member…

NOT FRIVOLOUS BUT WRONG: Text Messages Are Still Not Voices

29 Nov 202228 Nov 2022

Good news! At least as of now… So back in 2021, Jay Edelman was granted leave of court to file a complaint alleging an extremely dangerous argument that text message…

CIPA SUNDAY: California Court Rules No Personal Jurisdiction Where Out of State Defendant’s Conduct Was Not Expressly Aimed at Forum State

6 Nov 20226 Nov 2022

Hope ya’ll had a wonderful weekend. Here is your CIPA Sunday evening reading. In Moledina v. Marriott Int'l, Inc., No. 222CV03059SPGJPR, 2022 WL 16630276 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 17, 2022),…

TURNABOUT: TCPA Defendant Recovers Damages (Fees) Against Plaintiff That Created His Own Lawsuit—But It Could have Been Worse

1 Nov 20222 Nov 2022

Good morning TCPAWorld! Back in 2019, the Czar wrote about this class action complaint (link) filed by Gino D’Ottavio (Gino) in May of 2018 against Slack Technologies (Slack) alleging violations…

HOBBS ACT STILL APPLIES: District Court Holds the Hobbs Act is Alive and Well in the Eleventh Circuit—No Reasonable Basis for Dispute Either

As TCPAWorld readers know, there is a big battle being fought at the highest level of the judiciary regarding jurisdictional limits imposed on courts to consider the actions of administrative…

FRANKLIN DEFEATS ANOTHER TCPA SUMMARY JUDGEMENT: Questions Still Lie About Consent Revocation And The Use of Prerecorded Calls

6 Oct 202210 Oct 2022

Defendant Hollis Cobb Associates (HCA) lost a motion for summary judgement against serial plaintiff Ricky Franklin on September 29, 2022. The events of this case span over 7 years. So,…

EWING DID NOT GET HIS PRELIMINARY INJUCTION: Acknowledgement Of Wrongdoing and Preventive Measures Taken By Defendant Key

As you recall, last week I posted about Anton Ewing winning $11,000 by merely filing. Well, Anton is a busy man. However, this time the wheels of justice did not…

REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION BEING SUED IN ALABAMA BY ALABAMA RESIDENT: The National Republican Senatorial Committee Becomes Defendant in TCPA Class Action

3 Oct 20223 Oct 2022

A class action TCPA Lawsuit has been filed in Alabama which alone might be noteworthy in and of itself. However, this one is particularly interesting as Katherine Dorr (Dorr) has…

BUBBLE POPPING NOISES AND SILENCE: Plaintiff Wins $11,000 By Default In TCPA Lawsuit

27 Sep 202227 Sep 2022

Plaintiff Anton A. Ewing won a Motion for Default Judgement for a TCPA and CLRA (California Consumer Legal Remedies Act) complaint filed on May 19, 2022. In a one-month period,…

THIS TIME ITS PERSONAL: Callier Uses Vicarious Liability Strategies to Hold a Corporate Officer Potentially Personally Liable in a TCPA Suit and This Ruling is Fascinating

13 Sep 202215 Sep 2022

Personal liability for TCPA violations is at issue again in Callier v. National United Group, 2022 WL 4088205 (W.D. Texas, El Paso Sept. 6, 2022). And this time the question is…

Class Actions…

NEW CASE OPENS FRAUD CLAIMS AGAINST FAKE LEAD SUBMITTERS

6 Sep 20227 Sep 2022

Sellers that rely on third-party lead suppliers are frequently facing trumped up lawsuits that are either entirely manufactured—or enhanced—by deceptive conduct by a Plaintiff (often a repeat litigator.) Well, the…

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