Focus Turns to Congress as Justices Narrow TCPA Liability
David Anthony and Misha Tseytlin, partners with Troutman Pepper, were quoted in the April 2, 2021 Law360 article, " Focus Turns to Congress as Justices Narrow TCPA Liability."
The ruling is expected to have an "immediate impact" on pending TCPA cases alleging that a company used an autodialer to call or text consumers without their permission, many of which have been stayed pending the high court ruling, noted Troutman Pepper partners David Anthony and Misha Tseytlin.
"This ruling effectively undermines the TCPA portion of many of those cases, as random or sequential dialing is virtually unheard of today," the partners said in a joint email.
The decision will also likely "decrease the sheer amount of TCPA litigation" overall, according to Anthony and Tseytlin, who predicted that "while a truly determined plaintiff's counsel might still try to press an [autodialer] claim through discovery, the minimal chance of prevailing under Facebook's standard will lead most to seek their fortunes elsewhere."