A ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit may precipitate a flood of new class action lawsuits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). The appeals court ruled that the TCPA preempts New York state law banning class actions based on statutory damages. (See Bank v. Independence Energy Grp. LLC, (2d Cir. Dec. 3, 2013). Litigation under the TCPA has grown considerably in recent years in part due to rising consumer complaints about spam text messages and calls. ... Read More