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Meet the Czar of the TCPA World

Already one of the best known lawyers in the U.S. telecom legal space following the success of the TCPA.World brand, former Big Law partner Eric J. Troutman, has embarked on his next project. “I plan for Troutman Amin, LLP to take over the legal world.” Troutman quipped when discussing the…Continue reading “Meet the Czar of the TCPA World”

19Dec 2025
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CLAIM TOSSED: Robocalls Cause “Annoyance” Not “Severe Emotional Distress” Court Holds

While nobody likes unwanted robocalls, a Plaintiff in New Jersey brought a federal lawsuit claiming the calls caused him “severe…

19Dec 2025
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EARLY DISCOVERY DENIED: Court Turns Down TCPA Plaintiff’s Request for Call Scripts Ahead of a Motion to Dismiss

Interesting one for this December Friday. In Bell v. Hawx 2025 WL 3677347 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 18, 2025) a defendant’s…

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NO HIGHLIGHTED HYPERLINK NO ARBITRATION: Court Refuses to Enforce Arbitration Agreement in App Provider’s Website Because Hyperlink Wasn’t Hyper Enough

26 Nov 202526 Nov 2025
What makes a link "hyper" anyway? Earlier this week I discussed the importance of arbitration agreements to thwart TCPA class actions. Well today we see what happens when a website…
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RESPECT OR DEFERENCE?: District Court Finds that Text Messages Are Calls Under the TCPA, Without Looking at the Definition of “Call”

25 Nov 2025
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) is far from the first statute to regulate something that did not exist at time of its enaction. The Federal Wiretap Act was enacted…
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TALKING TEXAS: What the Heck is Going On with the Texas Registration Rules?

25 Nov 202526 Nov 2025
So lots of action around the Texas registration statute. Did I say action? I meant confusion. Here's what we know: Texas law requires telemarketers to register with the state if…
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HOLY TOLEDO: Quote Wizard Sued in Another TCPA Class Action After Settling Last One For $19MM

25 Nov 202526 Nov 2025
Imagine paying $19MM for something and then having to potentially do it again a year later. Ugh. That's the problem with these high-dollar TCPA settlements. They never really buy complete…
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ARBITRATION TIME: Credit One Compels TCPA Plaintiff into Arbitration

24 Nov 202525 Nov 2025
A very important tool in thwarting TCPA class action is the arbitration clause. While attorneys are very familiar with these clauses-- and their importance--I find many business leads do not…
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SETTLEMENT REJECTED: $700k TCPA/CEMA Resolution Deemed Insufficient By Court

24 Nov 202525 Nov 2025
A common TCPA issue when state Mini-TCPA statutes are involved is determining who is subject to the state laws given that cell phone users might use area codes for a…
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WHERE ARE WE HEADED?: That Time 49 States Filed a 245 Trillion Dollar Lawsuit Against a Teleco Carrier and the Case Really Didn’t Go Anywhere…

21 Nov 202524 Nov 2025
Just a fascinating one for you. So a couple years back basically all 50 states--Alaska and South Dakota did not originally sue, but the FCC and the AG for DC…
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PERSONAL LIABILITY: Agency Owner Sued Personally in TCPA Suit Can’t Get Out On Motion To Dismiss

20 Nov 202524 Nov 2025
For anyone that needs a reminder , YES you can be PERSONALLY sued in TCPA cases even if you merely work for a company that asked you to make an…
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NO CHOICE? (PART II): Choice Home Warranty Sued In FIFTH TCPA Class Action in 2025 And They Are Showing Everyone What NOT To Do

20 Nov 202521 Nov 2025
So not long ago I paused to reflect on whether Choice Home Warrant might be the least successful litigant in TCPA history. They have been beat up-- a lot. https://tcpaworld.com/2025/11/04/no-choice-choice-home-warranty-loses-to-dobronski-and-may-have-the-worst-record-in-tcpaworld-they-just-keep-losing/…
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ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR!: Sponsorship Information for Troutman Amin, LLP’s 2026 TCPA Annual Review Just Went Out!

17 Nov 202520 Nov 2025
Just a huge opportunity for everyone here. For anyone hoping to align with the powerful Troutman Amin, LLP brand-- the absolute gold standard in TCPA, data privacy and AI regulatory/legal compliance--…
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IS THIS THE END?: Federal Savings Bank Hit With Another TCPA Class Action–And How Much More Can It Take?

17 Nov 202520 Nov 2025
Not long about I wrote about how a call to a guy named "Needle Dee" resulted in a potential $3.3 billion dollar exposure against the Federal Savings Bank. https://tcpaworld.com/2025/09/24/needle-dee-major-bank-faces-3-3bb-in-tcpa-damages-in-certified-class-action-after-marketer-calls-bad-lead/ FSB…
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AUTHORIZATION MESSAGES EXEMPT?: Optum Wins Massive Expansion of TCPA’s Emergency Purposes Exception And Litigators Need To Keep This In Mind

17 Nov 202517 Nov 2025
Another really interesting one for you today. We've been discussing the havoc caused by the Supreme Court's ruling in McKesson that set courts free to disregard FCC TCPA rulings. Much chaos has…
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KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES: Court Denies Interlocutory Appeal Finding No Dispute On Once Great Argument

14 Nov 202517 Nov 2025
TCPAWorld moves fast. Indeed, the TCPA and related regulations generates the swiftest moving case law of any substantive legal area--which is why this blog has been so successful. The reason…
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TCPA VS. REALITY TV: NetFlix “Buying Beverly Hills” “The Agency” Sued In Massive TCPA Class Action

13 Nov 202517 Nov 2025
It has often been said Troutman Amin, LLP would make a great reality television show-- but we're just great in reality. ;) A new TCPA class action, however, has all…
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ROCKET HIT AGAIN: Rocket Mortgage Sued in Another TCPA Class Action Over Alleged Unwanted Solicitations

12 Nov 2025
Rocket Mortgage is no stranger to TCPA litigation. They have been sued repeatedly for unwanted solicitations and alleged robocalls. In a suit filed consumer Hillary Wissart of Florida claims Rocket…
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MASSIVE ROBOCALL DROP!: October, 2025 Sees Lowest Robocall Level Since 2021! Is the Czar to Thank?

12 Nov 202513 Nov 2025
So after eleven straight months of robocall growth October, 2025 saw a massive DROP in robocalls-- over a BILLION fewer calls than October, 2024. In fact robocalls in October, 2025…
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RIDE ‘EM: Use of “Drop Cowboy” Platform Leads to $3.8MM TCPA Settlement for NexGen Air Conditioning

12 Nov 202513 Nov 2025
Puja shoulda been a cowgirl. Aww ringless voicemail. Causing TCPA problems since 2015. Platform operators famously told people the TCPA did not apply to ringless voicemail-- leading users to get…
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NO CLICKWRAP: Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Confirms Lead Generation Flow Not Subject to Arbitration

11 Nov 202512 Nov 2025
The latest in a series of cases addressing lead generation webform submission layouts went poorly for the defense on appeal yesterday. In Valiente v. Nexgen Global, 2025 WL 3140480 (11th Cir. 2025)…
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SEESAW: The Battle Over SMS Messages and the TCPA Takes Another Turn

11 Nov 202512 Nov 2025
Well we have a true seesaw battle on our hands here. Courts continue to struggle with the issue of whether SMS Messages are covered by the TCPA's DNC rules post-McKesson.…
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DROP!: Super Bowl Winning Player/Coach Ron Rivera Joins Deserve To Win Podcast Ep. 37 (WHAT?!)

10 Nov 202511 Nov 2025
JUST INCREDIBLE. Well folks this is our biggest podcast episode yet and the place where Deserve to Win podcast moves from the biggest guests in TCPAWorld to just the biggest…
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HUGE SPONSORHIP OPPORTUNITY!: Troutman Amin, LLP’s 2026 TCPA Annual Review Is Just Around the Corner–Will YOU Bid to Advertise?

10 Nov 202511 Nov 2025
So I was on stage last week in Chicago at the big ANA Masters of Law event. In the audience were legal representatives responsible for marketing and compliance at hundreds…
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YES I’VE LAUNCHED A POLITICAL BLOG– AND A WEBINAR SERIES :)

9 Nov 202510 Nov 2025
Well your industrious Czar has been busy, per usual. I have just launched my political blog-- AmericaDeservesToWin.com. Will house my various political musings as we ramp up the race for…
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CONSENT PREVAILS!: Aetna and Signify Health Off the TCPA Hook For Member Benefit Calls After Winning MSJ On Consent Grounds

7 Nov 20259 Nov 2025
Here's a little good news for TCPAWorld headed into the weekend. In Phelps v. Signify Health, 2025 WL 3101236 (D. Az Nov. 6, 2025) the defendants Aetna and Signify Health…
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IS IT TRUE?: Source Claims Sixth Circuit COA Judge Rules On TCPA Cases– Even Though Her Son is a TCPA Class Action Attorney

7 Nov 2025
SO yesterday I reported on the big Western Express TCPA settlement. One angle I didn't cover was the apparent connection between class counsel Gerard Stranch IV of Stranch, Jennings &…
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MASSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT: LAW CONFERENCE OF CHAMPIONS IV DATE SET–MAJOR CHANGES

6 Nov 20259 Nov 2025
Well folks, mark your calendars. From this day forward Law Conference of Champions-- the greatest advertising/marketing law show on the planet-- will occupy the first Monday in May. That means…
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SOME HELP: Tax Relief Helpers To Pay $2.95 Million For Illegal Robocalls to Consumers

6 Nov 20257 Nov 2025
Well I guess today is TCPA class action settlement day. Earlier I discussed a settlement by Western Express for $2.7MM, and here's another one at $2.95MM. Now, as I said,…
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LONG WAY: Freight Company Western Express Settles Wrong Number TCPA Class Action for $185.00 Per Head

6 Nov 20256 Nov 2025
Interesting new class action settlement I just picked up. Looks like Western Express was allegedly made a bunch of robocalls to 14,697 wrong numbers. Not good. But they were able…
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“Thank you for choosing to be honest with us and doing what’s best for your clients over what’s just most profitable.”

5 Nov 20256 Nov 2025
So a client sent us some beautiful blue flowers yesterday. No occasion. No big victory. Just wanted to say thank you to the firm for our INTEGRITY. The note read:…
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$1,000 A CALL!: Failure To Identify Carries Steep Penalties In Washington State

5 Nov 20256 Nov 2025
Washington's CEMA mini-TCPA has been drawing a lot of attention lately--especially as Courts around the country struggle with whether the TCPA's DNC provisions apply to SMS messages. There's no question…
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STYLISH TCPA MOVE: Fashion Nova and Shein Obtain Stays of Proceedings Pending Seventh Circuit Ruling on Whether Texts Are Calls

5 Nov 20256 Nov 2025
The question of whether SMS messages constitute calls for purposes of the TCPA's DNC purposes is now on appeal to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and two fashion brands…
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NO CHOICE?: Choice Home Warranty Loses to Dobronski and May Have the Worst Record in TCPAWorld– They Just Keep Losing

4 Nov 20255 Nov 2025
So picked up this new case in which Choice Home Warranty bizarrely sought an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a motion to dismiss. That's like asking for a video…
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HALOWEEN PICS: The Troutman Amin, LLP Ladies Were Cowgirls This Year… I was the cow.

2 Nov 20255 Nov 2025
So the ladies decided to be cowgirls for Halloween. I am not really a country guy but I suppose I'm fine with the selection. But I don't understand the sequin…
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OH NO ALO!: TCPA Putative Class Action filed Against Alo Over Marketing Texts After a “Stop” Request

2 Nov 20252 Nov 2025
Happy Sunday TCPAWorld! The Baroness here and I’m upset to report this one. A new putative class action has just been filed against none other than Alo Yoga, the popular…

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