Litigation
Cal. Litig. 2017, Volume 30, Number 3
Content
- A Transitional Center: The California Supreme Court 2016 - 2017
- Book Review of Give Us The Ballot: The Modern Struggle For Voting Rights in America by Ari Berman
- Editor's Foreword: The Curtain Rises for the CLA
- From the Section Chair
- Give Your Persuasive Writing A Diamond's Sparkle
- How To Lose Your Appeal During Trial
- Litigation Section Executive Committee Past Chairs
- Masthead
- MCLE Test Questions for Self-Study Test (1 hour of credit)
- Past Editors-in-Chief
- San Francisco v. Trump: Defending Our Sanctuary City
- Table of Contents
- The Closing Statement For The Defense
- The Party Line: Gerrymandering at the Supreme Court
- The ABC's of the TCPA
The ABC’s of the TCPA
By Christine M. Reilly and Diana L. Eisner
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 ("TCPA"), 42 U.S.C. § 227 et seq., or "Total Cash for Plaintiffs’ Attorneys" as it’s euphemistically called, is an increasingly hot topic in litigation. The TCPA is a federal consumer privacy statute that regulates the technology used to place outbound calls and text messages. The TCPA has gained increasing attention because it created an attractive private right
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of action for alleged violations. Under the TCPA, a plaintiff is entitled to $500 per violation (if negligent) or $1,500 (if willful or knowing). And a "violation" means per call or message.