After a lawsuit is filed with the court, typically defendants can respond with an answer, or a motion to dismiss. Many defendants' knee...

How do you hold telemarketers accountable for do not call violations and calling with artificial or prerecorded voice? How do you pursue...

I don't recommend sending demand letters in lieu of a summons and complaint in TCPA litigation and I am here to do a deep dive on why....

There is a long running $100 shopping rewards voucher / gift card / retail rebate scam out there. The people behind it claim they will send you some sort of card or voucher or certificate worth $100 and all they ask from you is $3.49 or similar small amount just for "shipping and handling". Lots of folks have experienced different parts of the elephant. https://archive.jsonline.com/newswatch/231052511.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXzVR376BTc https://www.consumerreport

In 2017 the ninth circuit said “the scope of a consumer's consent depends on the transactional context in which it is given. The call or...

The homestead exemption is a critical protection mechanism in bankruptcy law, designed to help individuals retain their homes even when...

You got unwanted telephone calls, you figured out who is behind it and sent a demand letter or even a telephone consumer protection act...

Our good friend Eric Troutman once professed that every time a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case gets dismissed, an angel gets its...

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This is unsolicited review of a telephone consumer act pro-se plaintiff's complaint. I chose this complaint because it fits the theme of...

Filing for bankruptcy can be a daunting and overwhelming experience. It involves making difficult financial decisions and can...

One of the themes of this blog is playing defensive ball, and not letting the other side rack up easy points from unforced errors. So...

Pensions are a vital source of income for many retirees, providing financial stability and security in their later years. Most pensions...

I just wrote a different post on who bears the expense of responding to subpoenas , and someone pointed me to the story of a pro-se TCPA...

If you deal with enough scammers and telemarketers, you will run into witnesses who refuse to testify. The correct thing to do is use the...

The subpoena is a powerful document in litigation. It is a court order (when used properly) requiring a non-party to do things like...

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Chapter 7? Chapter 11? Chapter 13? What are all these "chapters" and which one would be best for me? Chapter 7 bankruptcy, often referred...

If the TCPA plaintiff doesn't ask for much, many telemarketers will settle quickly. But some want to fight every lawsuit, and if the...