ATDS/Predictive Dialer Cases

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TCPA Quick-Hitter: Court Finds “Artificial or Prerecorded Voice” Is Not a Legal Conclusion (But “Predictive Dialer” and “ATDS” Are!)

7 Nov 2019

In TCPA World, I quickly learned that discovery is an art to the most experienced and skilled litigators. Overbroad requests and objections that lack specificity and detail won’t cut it…

ATDS/Predictive Dialer Cases

Train Kept-A Rollin: District of Maryland Joins Growing List of Courts to Reject Marks, Stays Case Pending Fourth Circuit Action.

21 Oct 201923 Oct 2019

As the Czar remarked recently, courts outside of the Ninth Circuit continue to reject the Marks court’s overt departure from the statutory definition of an ATDS. We can now add…

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TCPA in Review: Updated ATDS Scorecard Shows Marks Approach Losing Ground– But “Capacity” And “System” Vagueness Remains

18 Oct 201918 Oct 2019

As I reported yesterday, a court within the Ninth Circuit's footprint recently issued a ruling dismissing a TCPA claim without referencing Marks. This is not as surprising as it may sound…

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Revolution Brewing?: California District Court Dismisses TCPA Claim for Lack of ATDS Allegations—Cites Statutory Definition and Not Marks for ATDS Standard

17 Oct 201918 Oct 2019

Ok, I’m probably reading too much into this but did you all catch the ruling in Tuck v. Portfolio Recovery Assocs., Case No.: 19-CV-1270-CAB-AHG, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179274 (S.D.…

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LESSONS IN TCPA PLEADING: PARROTING STATUTORY LANGUAGE WON’T FLY

2 Oct 20193 Oct 2019

The general Federal pleading rule on its face would not seem to demand much to set forth a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) claim. Rule 8 of the Federal Rules…

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TCPA Vagueness In Action: Three New Decisions Issued on the Same Day Apply Three Different ATDS Standards to Text Message Platforms—And So It Goes

2 Oct 20193 Oct 2019

Back in the 1970s (simpler times?) the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Grayned v. City of Rockford, 408 U.S. 104, 108-09 (1972) identifying that a statute that is…

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R.I.P. 2003 and 2008 Predictive Dialer Rulings: District Court Reverses TCPA ATDS Ruling—Sinks Final Nail into Coffin of Once Popular TCPA Argument

26 Sep 201930 Sep 2019

Just this week I explained how a tentative majority position is developing in TCPAWorld, with the statutory ATDS approach really gaining steam. Well here’s yet another big win for the…

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Wither Marks v. Crunch: District Courts In Florida And Texas Hold Random Or Sequential Number Generation Is Required Exactly One Year After The Ninth Circuit’s Troubling Decision.

20 Sep 201923 Sep 2019

One of the most oft-cited circuit court decisions, if not the most oft-cited, is Bonner v. City of Prichard, 661 F.2d 1206 (11th Cir. 1981), in which the newly formed…

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REPUBLISHED: Happy First Birthday to Marks–Taking Stock of TCPAWorld One Year After the TCPA ATDS Decision That Changed Everything

20 Sep 201923 Sep 2019

Editor's Note: This piece originally ran as an "Expert Analysis" piece in Law360 entitled "The State Of TCPA Litigation 1 Year After Marks V. Crunch." It is re-published here with…

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TCPA Calm Before the Storm?: Another ND Ill Case Applies Statutory Definition—But all Eyes Are On Gadelhak

10 Sep 201911 Sep 2019

In what has become a common theme of late another court in the Northern District of Illinois has held that a dialer must operate randomly or sequentially to qualify as…

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Did It or Didn’t It?: Big TCPA ATDS Win Affirmed by Sixth Circuit—But Opinion Leaves Room For Debate as to Scope of Decision

9 Sep 201910 Sep 2019

Just what TCPAWorld needed—something else to debate. We’re going to need a replay review on this one folks. And no, I’m not talking about football. In Gary v. Trueblue, Inc.,…

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Marks Rejected By Pennsylvania Federal Court: A Predictive Dialer Is Not Per Se An ATDS In The Third Circuit

7 Aug 20198 Aug 2019

Well, TCPAWorld, the Keystone State has again opined on the issue of predictive dialers – this time, however, by faithfully following circuit precedent. In Smith v. Navient Solutions, LLC, 2019…

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The Lone Star State Speaks: Northern District of Texas Holds Predictive Dialers Are Not An ATDS

31 Jul 20191 Aug 2019

In the post-ACA battle over the definition of an ATDS, Texas was one of the few large states not to address the issue. Until now. In a first-in-the-state result, the…

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Hedging Bets: Court Finds Sufficient Allegations of ATDS without Taking Clear Stance on Standard

19 Jul 201922 Jul 2019

Photo by Mídia on Pexels.com The Western District of Oklahoma weighed in on the pleading standard for an ATDS earlier this week, denying a defendant’s motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s…

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Good News In Bad Reyes: Southern District of Florida Stays Case Pending FCC Rulemaking

10 Jul 201915 Jul 2019

Everyone in TCPAWorld is familiar with the two Reyes cases. In Good Reyes, the Second Circuit held that contractual consent cannot be revoked unilaterally. Which makes sense, because contracts are…

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Two In A Row: Second New Ruling Holds Random and Sequential Number Generation Required to State TCPA Claim—Dismisses Case With Prejudice

17 Jun 201919 Jun 2019

As the Jester just reported, another court in the Northern District of Illinois found that random and sequential number generation is required to state an ATDS claim, restoring balance to…

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Counter-punch: Northern District of Illinois Pulls Back From Marks By Holding (Again) That An ATDS Requires Allegations Of Random Or Sequential Number Generation To Survive An Early Dispositive Motion

17 Jun 201919 Jun 2019

Early last week, as the Czar reported, TCPAWorld was a little taken aback by the Northern District of Illinois’s apparent abrupt departure from the district’s 2018 Pinkus decision, which had…

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Outlier: As Robocall Battle Rages On Marks TCPA Analysis Followed for the First Time In the Northern District of Illinois

12 Jun 201913 Jun 2019

It is no secret that the Courts are spit to high heaven on the proper definition of automatic telephone dialing system (“ATDS”) found within the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. (“TCPA.”)…

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Not A Relaxing Message: Plaintiff Defeats Motion to Dismiss Her TCPA Action Claiming Spa’s Use Of An ATDS To Send Text Advert

10 Jun 201911 Jun 2019

A decision last week from the Southern District of Florida illustrates the level of pleading detail necessary to survive dismissal of a TCPA claim predicated on the sending of text…

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A TCPA call is “made”: Successful Attempt Or Actual Receipt?

7 Jun 201910 Jun 2019

This was the central question addressed by the Eastern District of New York earlier this week in M.A. v. Nra Group, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93444, 17–cv-7483 (NG) (RLM) (filed…

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Continuing The Trend: Northern District of Illinois Again Holds A Predictive Dialer Must Have A Random Or Sequential Number Generator To Be An ATDS

21 May 201923 May 2019

The Northern District of Illinois was one of the first courts after ACA International to hold that a telephonic system must have a random or sequential number generator to be…

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Second Bite at the Apple: Pro Se Plaintiff Cures Pleadings in His Response to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss

10 May 2019

Darrell Stamper, proceeding pro se, alleged that Medicredit, Inc. made fifteen telephone calls to his home phone number, seeking to collect a debt. Stamper v. Medicredit, Inc., No. 7:18-1407-BHH-KFM, 2019…

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A Reluctant TCPA Ruling- Court Finds ATDS Allegations Survive Pleading Stage With a Nod Toward Need for FCC Guidance

9 May 201913 May 2019

As we wrote a while back, the time is now for courts to defer to the FCC on the definition of ATDS within the TCPA. With a nearly-year-long Public Notice…

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Category: ATDS/Predictive Dialer Cases

Radio Clash: Czar Joins NPR's "On Point" Live Christmas Eve at 10 AM Eastern/7 AM Pacific

TCPA Quick-Hitter: Court Finds “Artificial or Prerecorded Voice” Is Not a Legal Conclusion (But “Predictive Dialer” and “ATDS” Are!)

Train Kept-A Rollin: District of Maryland Joins Growing List of Courts to Reject Marks, Stays Case Pending Fourth Circuit Action.

TCPA in Review: Updated ATDS Scorecard Shows Marks Approach Losing Ground– But “Capacity” And “System” Vagueness Remains

Revolution Brewing?: California District Court Dismisses TCPA Claim for Lack of ATDS Allegations—Cites Statutory Definition and Not Marks for ATDS Standard

LESSONS IN TCPA PLEADING: PARROTING STATUTORY LANGUAGE WON’T FLY

TCPA Vagueness In Action: Three New Decisions Issued on the Same Day Apply Three Different ATDS Standards to Text Message Platforms—And So It Goes

R.I.P. 2003 and 2008 Predictive Dialer Rulings: District Court Reverses TCPA ATDS Ruling—Sinks Final Nail into Coffin of Once Popular TCPA Argument

Wither Marks v. Crunch: District Courts In Florida And Texas Hold Random Or Sequential Number Generation Is Required Exactly One Year After The Ninth Circuit’s Troubling Decision.

REPUBLISHED: Happy First Birthday to Marks–Taking Stock of TCPAWorld One Year After the TCPA ATDS Decision That Changed Everything

TCPA Calm Before the Storm?: Another ND Ill Case Applies Statutory Definition—But all Eyes Are On Gadelhak

Did It or Didn’t It?: Big TCPA ATDS Win Affirmed by Sixth Circuit—But Opinion Leaves Room For Debate as to Scope of Decision

Marks Rejected By Pennsylvania Federal Court: A Predictive Dialer Is Not Per Se An ATDS In The Third Circuit

The Lone Star State Speaks: Northern District of Texas Holds Predictive Dialers Are Not An ATDS

Hedging Bets: Court Finds Sufficient Allegations of ATDS without Taking Clear Stance on Standard

Good News In Bad Reyes: Southern District of Florida Stays Case Pending FCC Rulemaking

Two In A Row: Second New Ruling Holds Random and Sequential Number Generation Required to State TCPA Claim—Dismisses Case With Prejudice

Counter-punch: Northern District of Illinois Pulls Back From Marks By Holding (Again) That An ATDS Requires Allegations Of Random Or Sequential Number Generation To Survive An Early Dispositive Motion

Outlier: As Robocall Battle Rages On Marks TCPA Analysis Followed for the First Time In the Northern District of Illinois

Not A Relaxing Message: Plaintiff Defeats Motion to Dismiss Her TCPA Action Claiming Spa’s Use Of An ATDS To Send Text Advert

A TCPA call is “made”: Successful Attempt Or Actual Receipt?

Continuing The Trend: Northern District of Illinois Again Holds A Predictive Dialer Must Have A Random Or Sequential Number Generator To Be An ATDS

Second Bite at the Apple: Pro Se Plaintiff Cures Pleadings in His Response to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss

A Reluctant TCPA Ruling- Court Finds ATDS Allegations Survive Pleading Stage With a Nod Toward Need for FCC Guidance