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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 Firm to take over the legal world.” Troutman quipped when discussing the launch…Continue reading “Meet the Czar of the TCPA World”

27Jan 202327 Jan 2023

WORSE THAN I THOUGHT: Read Phone Burner’s Desperate Updates to its Clients as its ENTIRE PLATFORM Shut Down By Carriers Following FCC ORder

So absolutely huge response to my article last night. But it turns out things were even worse for Phone Burner…

WOAH–DID THE FCC JUST KILL PHONE BURNER?: The FCC Just Issued Another Directive for Carriers to Shut Down Traffic And PhoneBurner Looks to be In Serious Trouble

Very aggressive. That is the only way to describe the FCC’s latest swing at protecting robocalls. In the last couple…

FED TO THE WOLVES: Middle District of Florida Grants Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand

Hi TCPAWorld! The Baroness here. We have an interesting and fun case today. Let’s dive in. Doriz Fontanez allegedly received at least one unsolicited text message from Wolverine World Wide,…

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…

J.G. WENTWORTH UPDATE: Plaintiff Moves to Transfer Case to Middle District of Florida

Hi TCPAWorld! It’s nice to be back 😊 The Baroness here. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and was able to spend time with family and eat good food!…

9TH CIRCUIT APPLIES BORDEN AGAIN: Determines Facebook’s Birthday Text Messages Were Not Sent Using An ATDS

Relying on Borden v. eFinancial, LLC, the 9th Circuit recently affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a class action against Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Facebook, Inc.) ruling Meta did not violate…

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…

UNCOMMON: First Circuit Court of Appeals Torches Common Fund TCPA Settlement– Finds Different Classes Need Separate Counsel (And some Pics)

21 Dec 20224 Jan 2023

A scene from the Troutman Firm retreat... Well I fully expect this to be the last blog of the year--although I will probably sneak back to my laptop at some…

TCPAWORLD HOLIDAY PARTY…

20 Dec 20224 Jan 2023

So we had a great time last night. Tons of great folks joined us. I'll let the pictures do the talking. Really appreciate you TCPAWorld. THANK YOU for all the…

HERE IT IS!: The INCREDIBLE 8th Edition of the Deserve to Win Podcast–With Beth Sprague!

20 Dec 202220 Dec 2022

Well we are at our firm retreat today but that won't stop me from making sure you folks have the LATEST and BIGGEST Deserve to Win podcast episode yet. We…

HUGE NEWS!: Troutman Firm’s Brittany Andres (Baroness) Named “Go To Thought Leader” in Telecom Law by National Law Review!!

20 Dec 202221 Dec 2022

Well I simply could not be prouder of the Baroness. What an incredible year she has had. She racked up massive wins--including the TCPAWorld-changing Baccari victory--while crushing on the podcast…

It begins..

It begins…

ITS ALMOST TIME!: Solstice is Sneaking Up On Us, Here Are a Few SUGGESTIONS On How to Pass Those Long Winters’ Nights

19 Dec 202220 Dec 2022

All right, so I am headed to the airport shortly to fly out to our big HOLIDAY PARTY/retreat. You may have heard about this thing. Definitely WON'T be the party…

SURPRISE!: Deserve to Win (Ep. 8) With RND Director Beth Sprague Drops TOMORROW!

19 Dec 202220 Dec 2022

SO I have been going 1,000,000 miles per hour this month and I havent even had time to tease the AWESOME new 8th episode of Deserve to Win. In this episode…

BOTH SIDES: Czar Joins NPR’s Planet Money Podcast to Discuss Manufactured Lawsuits

15 Dec 202219 Dec 2022

So yesterday I did a quick story about all the BIASED journalism out there on robocalls. Essentially the narrative--which you've all heard--is that greedy businesses just blast people with calls…

TCPAWorld After Dark: Two Quick Stories to Light a Fire

14 Dec 202219 Dec 2022

Story one: Bursor and Fisher--the Plaintiffs' firm behind the Javier win and the Rash Curtis & Associates (highest ever) TCPA settlement is apparently paying its lawyers bonuses MUCH MUCH higher than #biglaw: We’ve…

AND ANOTHER ONE! TCPA CLASS DISCOVERY LIMITED: Third Party Subpoena Restricted to National and Internal DNC Complaints ONLY!

Happy hump day TCPA World!! Bringing you a case out of the Western District of Washington limiting discovery again! So, let’s dig in... In Devivo, the Court ruled on Defendant’s Motion…

GREAT LEGAL WORK: TCPA Defendant Wins a HUGE Certification Victory and it is a Master Class in Good Lawyering

14 Dec 202215 Dec 2022

I am famous for my work ethic and my legendary ability to get things done. But I am also famous for critiquing the legal work of other firms. Most of…

TCPAWorld AfterDark: here you go

13 Dec 202214 Dec 2022

Looking forward to our chat on Thursday. Also, haha: All love baby. All love.

CANNON FIRE: Newly-Famous Judge Stays All Discovery in TCPA Class Action Involving the Wolf of Wall Street-And Why Not?

13 Dec 202214 Dec 2022

Sure this is click-bait, but its worth a quick note. The now-(in?)famous Judge Aileen M. Cannon has entered a couple of brief but meaningful orders this week. One dismissed Trump's…

CLASS DISCOVERY BLOCKED: Court Limits Discovery in TCPA Class Action to Prevent Disclosure of Class Member Identities and Damages Pre-Certification

13 Dec 202213 Dec 2022

Happy Tuesday TCPA World!! An interesting case here ... In Andrew Martin v. Khaylie Hazel Yearning LLC, No. 3:22-CV-176-SA-JMV, 2022 WL 17573424, at *1 (N.D. Miss. Dec. 9, 2022), plaintiff…

TCPAWORLD AFTERDARK: HAPPY BIRTHDAY COUNTESS!

12 Dec 202213 Dec 2022

You are amazing, incredible, awesome and we are way/insanely lucky to have you!!! That is all.

ANOTHER HUGE TROUTMAN FIRM WIN: TCPA Case Involving Third-Party Texts Dismissed Against Seller of Products Advertised on Website

12 Dec 202213 Dec 2022

If your law firm doesn't make you feel like this, maybe its time to get a new law firm. ;) Nothing better than ending the week with a big WIN…

NOT FUNNY: Unamused Court Denies TCPA Defendant’s Long Shot Motion–Ruins Important Case Law In the Process

9 Dec 202212 Dec 2022

Well another day, another example of how bad TCPA arguments continue to make defending these cases harder for everyone. In Moore v. Healthcare Sols. Inc., Case No. 21-cv-4919, 2022 U.S.…

TCPAWORLD AFTER DARK: Fun week

8 Dec 202212 Dec 2022

So I just spent two days in Florida meeting with tons of people and speaking for about 10 hours over two days. Flew home yesterday and today I did back-to-back…

TCPAWORLD TODAY–2 MUST WATCH WEBINARS ON DECK FOR THIS AFTERNOON!

8 Dec 20228 Dec 2022

So I just got back from two days presenting at the big TCPA Summit, but I'm not done presenting for the week. Far from it! TODAY I'm doing two GREAT…

DESERVE TO WIN EPISODE 7 IS HERE!: Law HQ Founder Tom Alvord Sits Down with the Czar to Discuss His New App that Turns Robocall Complaints into Lawsuits WITH A SWIPE

8 Dec 20229 Dec 2022

What could be simpler? You receive a call you don't want, swipe left to notify a lawyer, and before you know it you have a large-dollar cash settlement in hand.…

IN A NEW YORK MINUTE, Telemarketing Laws Are Changing!

7 Dec 20228 Dec 2022

The Duchess here coming in with a quick mid-week update while the entire Troutman team is traveling back from their conferences! (I hear they ALL crushed it. No surprise). As…

TCPA SUMMIT REVIEW: Another Amazing Time–So Much Learned and So Much Shared

7 Dec 20228 Dec 2022

Historic picture right here. The President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Head of Carrier Relations for R.E.A.C.H. all together after plotting to take over (read: save) the world... I cannot believe how…

BORDEN APPLIED: famous tcpa case involving botox call to actions dismissed due to a lack of atds usgage

So I'm on an airplane clacking this out on my phone. Apologies for any turbulent reading. :) Well the Summit is wrapped up and I will have a post mortem…

Happy holidays from troutman firm. More pics soon.

Goodnight tcpaworld

If you’re missing the summit you’re missing some fun

Using Counsel’s Email Exchange, NJ District Court finds a “Meeting of the Minds” on Material Terms in Support of a Settlement Agreement, Despite Ambiguity in Other Terms

Happy Monday TCPA World! We are at the TCPA Compliance Summit! If you are here, please stop by and meet us 😊 Quick break here to let you know about an…

ITS SUMMIT DAY! 30 minutes till the Czar rocks the stage!

5 Dec 20227 Dec 2022

Good morning TCPAWorld --it is the BEST DAY OF THE YEAR! The start of the incredibly fun DNC.com TCPA Summit! I take the stage in 30 minutes! In the meantime,…

Tcpaworld at the airport: we’re coming!

Hi folks I know a TON of you were hoping to catch up with queenie and I tonight at the networking event ahead of the tcpa summit. My stuck at…

LOST THE WAR?: Google Beats a CIPA Case—But the Ruling Likely Paves the Way for Another Generation of California Privacy Claims

4 Dec 20227 Dec 2022

Happy Sunday my fellow CIPA followers! I am currently en route to Florida (the Czar is currently snoozing in flight next to me. I have video evidence for anyone who…

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