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Strength in Numbers: The Seventh Circuit Joins the Third and Eleventh Circuits in Limiting the Definition of an Automatic Telephone Dialing System under the TCPA

The Seventh Circuit recently acted to limit the definition of “automatic telephone dialing system” (“ATDS”) under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). In Gadelhak v. AT&T Services, Inc., [1 ...
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TCPA's Definition of Autodialer Restricted to Equipment's Current Functions, Second Circuit Holds

In a significant opinion issued last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the term "capacity," in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act's (TCPA) definition of "automatic ...
The National Law Review

The Circuit Split Over the Definition of ATDS Under the TCPA Continues

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Appellate Ruling Furthers Circuit Split Over Privacy Act's Definition of ‘Consumer’

The VPPA's definition of "consumer"—crafted before the internet's ubiquity—has divided circuit courts as judges have sought to apply the decades-old law to web user tracking tools, Ross said. For ...