May 2023 Class Action Blog Summary
What are the most significant judicial decisions affecting class action litigation, and how might they impact your business?
Our attorneys tackle these questions, and more, in our blog, Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor. The following overview provides summaries of our most recent posts, which include case summaries, key takeaways, and practical insights affecting class action litigation.
Do you have a question or comment about the information presented in our posts? Please contact Scott Kelly and Mary Zinsner, partners in our financial services litigation practice.
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Featured Posts
FDCPA Case Over Undated Model Validation Notice Dismissed for Lack of Standing
In Bemero v. Lloyd & McDaniel, PC, the U.S.
District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted a motion to dismiss in a Federal Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) case where the Model Validation Notice (MVN) was undated, finding the plaintiff lacked standing because
she did not allege a concrete injury.
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Florida Legislature Narrows Litigation-Spawning Telephone Solicitation Act
On May 2, the Florida legislature passed amendments to the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA) that would drastically narrow its scope and presumably cut down on the number of class actions filed pursuant to it. The bill will
take effect immediately after it is signed by Governor DeSantis.
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Florida State Court Holds Mere Statutory Violation Not Enough to Confer Standing Under TCPA
On May 10, Florida's Third District Court of Appeal issued an opinion in
Pet Supermarket, Inc. v. Eldridge, holding that the plaintiff and putative class representative lacked standing to pursue his class action lawsuit under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In Eldridge, the
plaintiff visited a Pet Supermarket store where he learned about the store's contest to win free dog food for a year by texting the word "PETS" to a short code. The plaintiff gave his phone to one of the store's
employees who entered the text from the plaintiff's phone. The plaintiff then received text messages from Pet Supermarket over the next several months.
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