4th Circ. Ruling Eases Class Cert. Path In Telemarketing Rows
David Anthony was quoted in a Law360 article titled, “4th Circ. Ruling Eases Class Cert. Path In Telemarketing Rows.” The article details a decision by the Fourth Circuit refusing a Dish Network challenge to a $61 million jury verdict in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action led by Dr. Thomas Krakauer that seeks to hold the company vicariously liable for telemarketing calls made by its authorized dealer, Satellite Systems Network, to numbers on the Do Not Call registry. The decision may bring more telemarketing disputes in front of the Fourth Circuit. As Anthony states, "The Fourth Circuit previously has been largely silent in the TCPA context, but plaintiffs’ attorneys may believe Krakauer puts the Fourth Circuit on the TCPA map."