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TCPA Plaintiffs - Anything you say can and will be used against you.
This is part two of what might become a long running series - anything you say can and will be used against you in court . A Mr. Hossfeld...

Peter Schneider
Aug 14, 20255 min read


Attorney found guilty of forging court order
I have repeatedly advocated telephone consumer protection act plaintiffs to always check the work of opposing attorneys, and this...

Peter Schneider
Aug 8, 20254 min read


"We are here for you" + phone number gets summary judgment
With ATDS claims nearly dead , text messages only fall under 47 U.S. Code § 227(c), the most common being do-not-call list violations...

Peter Schneider
Aug 6, 20253 min read


Federal Judge rules that silence is a binding contract to arbitrate
In a ruling that will shock absolutely no one who watches federal judges in telephone consumer protection act cases, a court ruled that a...

Peter Schneider
Aug 5, 20254 min read


Kelly Pinn beats motion to dismiss her TCPA lawsuit + important lesson on agency
Long time telephone consumer protection act defender Kelly Pinn survived the latest motion to dismiss thrown at her in Pinn v. Quintessa,...

Peter Schneider
Aug 4, 20256 min read


US Funeral Expense = Fast & Easy Marketing LLC?
One of my favorite YouTube channels Take the Call pulled back the curtains on what it believes is Fast & Easy Marketing LLC out of...

Peter Schneider
Jul 25, 202540 min read


Federal court rebuffs telemarketer's latest attempt to exclude cell phones from TCPA
I wrote a few days ago that I didn't expect Looper Bright and now McLaughlin to change the TCPA landscape much . Courts have been doing...

Peter Schneider
Jul 24, 20258 min read


Can telemarketers telephone solicit via text messages with impunity now? Probably not.
Many telemarketers must be all abuzz today with the ruling in J ones, et al. v. Blackstone, 2025 WL 2042764 (C.D. Ill. July 21, 2025). The case background is multiple plaintiffs sued Blackstone Medical Services LLC alleging violations the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. § 227(c) because they received telemarketing text messages and calls to their telephones from Blackstone. Defendant Blackstone is a Florida-based company that sells home sleep tests. Speci

Peter Schneider
Jul 24, 20256 min read


Keeping your hands clean in TCPA litigation
Credibility is always a potential issue in telephone consumer protection act litigation, and it often plays out in class action lawsuits...

Peter Schneider
Jul 24, 20257 min read


Our litigation self help posts organized into links
I have written quite a few blog posts on different topics, so it is time to organize them into different topics, if only for myself....

Peter Schneider
Jul 21, 20252 min read


A do it yourself guide on filing an Answer in Washington/Oregon State
Some of our clients are being sued for such small amounts it doesn't really make sense to hire an attorney. Paying as much or more than the lawsuit is asking for isn't sensible. If you are being sued, you need to file an Answer to avoid being defaulted, and then a default judgment entered against you. Filing an Answer is fairly easy, and you can do it from the comfort of your home. [We have a blog article on vacating a default judgment here ] We have a Washington State templ

Peter Schneider
Jul 21, 20252 min read


Hauling out of jurisdiction telemarketers into your local court - A Federal Judge has thoughts
Recently my law clerk Nathen Barton made the news for obtaining a $130,900 default judgement against Richardson Marketing Group LLC, an...

Peter Schneider
Jul 20, 20258 min read


Using AI to do your legal research is playing with fire - a cautionary tale
Please keep in mind that I don't post this to make fun of anyone. The telephone consumer protection act was written and intended for...

Peter Schneider
Jul 20, 20256 min read


Dishonest telemarketing defendants - what can you do?
Yes yes I get it, dishonest and telemarketing defendant will come off as redundant to many people. But there are different levels of...

Peter Schneider
Jul 19, 20253 min read


Personal jurisdiction in TCPA lawsuits - looking at Born v. Celtic Mktg. LLC
Many telemarketing cases involve pulling defendants from out of your jurisdiction into your local court. In the ninth circuit, one of the...

Peter Schneider
Jul 10, 20257 min read


Get your TCPA trebled damages
The holy grail of TCPA lawsuits is getting the trebled damages. The TCPA plaintiff in Tatum vs. New York Tribeca Group , 2025 WL 1864961...

Peter Schneider
Jul 7, 20257 min read


Sixth circuit breaths a smidge of life into ATDS TCPA claims
The telephone consumer protection act prohibits using automatic telephone dialing systems - equipment that can to store or produce...

Peter Schneider
Jul 3, 20254 min read


Is this setting up a new telemarketing scam, or preventing them?
There is a text message case out there that says basically that if you reply STOP to a telephone solicitor, they get one last 'free'...

Peter Schneider
Jul 1, 20253 min read


Federal judge runs interfearance for telemarketer
Judges all too often use their power to protect telemarketers and here is what appears another blatant example. Luckau v. Sunrun , 2025...

Peter Schneider
Jul 1, 20254 min read


Washington State's CEMA prohibits the use of any false or misleading information in the subject line of a commercial e-mail
Washington State's Commercial Electronic Mail Act doesn't just apply to text messages, but can also apply to emails . It is a law that...

Peter Schneider
Jun 30, 20254 min read
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