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Don't make these pleading mistakes on liability in your TCPA lawsuit - and what to do if you did
TCPA lawsuits are one of the more difficult areas to litigate. They typically run a wide range of legal issues, none less complex then...

Peter Schneider
Jan 7, 20254 min read


Can you sue telemarketers for unwanted calls initiated to your child's phone?
These days most minor children have a cell phone, and where there is a cell phone, there is a telemarketer looking to call it. Can...

Peter Schneider
Jan 6, 20252 min read


Residential telephone lines and the telephone consumer protection act
The TCPA 47 U.S. Code § 227 and the TCPA's implementing regulations 47 CFR § 64.1200 use the terms "residential line" and "residential...

Peter Schneider
Jan 6, 20258 min read


Defense from the dark arts - fighting off countersuits in Washington State Courts
Scam businesses have a couple of typical characteristics. They are highly profitable because they have little in the way of true...

Peter Schneider
Jan 2, 202513 min read


What does it look like when a telemarketer doesn't ratify TCPA violations?
Many of my posts have discussed how to hook a Seller for the violations of their Telemarketer. Typically what I see is the TCPA plaintiff...

Peter Schneider
Dec 30, 20245 min read


Avoiding compelled arbitration in TCPA lawsuits
Today I want to talk about forced arbitration in TCPA lawsuits. Specifically, dodging it. I'll use several real lawsuits to do it. First...

Peter Schneider
Dec 30, 202412 min read


Counterclaims against TCPA plaintiffs is the new normal - how to deal with them and turn them in your favor
As long as there have been TCPA lawsuits, defendants have been cycling back and forth between countersuing and not countersuing the...

Peter Schneider
Dec 12, 20248 min read


Proving TCPA damages through ratification
I discussed in this recent article about the relationship between Telemarketers who initiate the calls by which Sellers try to sell you...

Peter Schneider
Dec 4, 20246 min read


TCPA: How to get at the Seller through the Telemarketer - Federal court shows the way
Most telemarketing calls are initiated by a Telemarketer, defined in 47 CFR § 64.1200(f)(12) the person or entity that initiates a...

Peter Schneider
Dec 4, 20248 min read


Using Investigative deception in TCPA litigation
There is a well known axiom in legal circles - you can't sue who you can't identify. Telemarketer's primary method of defending lawsuits...

Peter Schneider
Nov 22, 202414 min read


The mechanics of holding telemarketers personally liable under the TCPA for their illegal calls
About a week ago I discussed the pros and cons of holding telemarketing corporate executives personally liable for the unwanted calls ....

Peter Schneider
Nov 22, 20248 min read


Federal court gives roadmap to holding sellers accountable for the actions of their telemarketers - agency law
Most telemarketing calls are initiated by someone other than the seller which is why Congress allowed recipients of unwanted phone calls...

Peter Schneider
Nov 20, 20245 min read


FCC rules that consumers can opt out of robocalls using any reasonable method
Telemarketers and other scammey businesses love making it difficult to get out from under their thumb, and on February 16, 2024, the FCC...

Peter Schneider
Nov 18, 20244 min read


Telemarketer in the process of ruining his life with idiotic motions
I've been following the telemarketing lawsuit case Barton v. Delfgauw , 3:21-cv-05610 in the Western District of Washington for a...

Peter Schneider
Nov 18, 20244 min read


Fighting off telemarketer fraud counterclaims
A frequent topic on this blog is playing defensive ball when suing telemarketers. Sometimes getting countersued is unavoidable due to the...

Peter Schneider
Nov 17, 20247 min read


Get your 47 CFR § 64.1200(d)(4) on - did your unwanted texts identify the sender?
47 CFR § 64.1200 (d)(4) says: " Identification of callers and telemarketers. A person or entity making an artificial or...

Peter Schneider
Nov 14, 20244 min read


The pros and cons of naming corporate executives in TCPA lawsuits
A frustrating result in some of my consumer advocacy work is seeing corporate executives perpetrate frauds and torts, and only the...

Peter Schneider
Nov 14, 20247 min read


Telemarketer set to learn the hard way frivolous counterclaims have no place in court
In a telemarketing lawsuit I've been watching for a while, case Barton v. Delfgauw , 3:21-cv-05610 in the Western District of...

Peter Schneider
Nov 13, 20245 min read


Trebling your TCPA damages under 47 U.S. Code § 227 - when telemarketer's violations are willful or knowing
We all know the TCPA's statutory damages are $500 "for each such violation" under 47 U.S. Code § 227(b)(3)(B) for robocalls, and up to...

Peter Schneider
Nov 13, 20245 min read


Don't rely on conclusory allegations in your telemarketing lawsuit
It is surprising how many attorneys write poor complaints that get rejected at the motion to dismiss stage. Here is another one and it...

Peter Schneider
Nov 11, 20243 min read
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