Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) was signed into law in 1991 to curb the increase of annoying telemarketing practices. Though technology has rapidly evolved since then, the law has not. Congress and the FCC must update and clarify the TCPA to modernize the statute to protect businesses from the frivolous lawsuits from being filed under this outdated law.

Serial plaintiff caught on tape describing how to take advantage of TCPA

Recorded conversations prove that a Pennsylvania man who has filed dozens of lawsuits is intentionally taking advantage of a federal law to extort settlements from defendants, according to a report…

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Research
TCPA Litigation Sprawl: A Study of the Sources and Targets of Recent TCPA Lawsuits
Engineered Liability: The Plaintiffs' Bar's Campaign to Expand Data Privacy and Security Litigation
The Trial Lawyer Underground: Covertly Lobbying the Executive Branch
The ILR Research Review - Spring 2015
The Juggernaut of TCPA Litigation: The Problems with Uncapped Statutory Damages

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