Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Steidinger v. Blackstone Medical Services, No. 25-2398, 2026 WL 2028517 (7th Cir. July 14, 2026)

Guided by the plain language of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227 (“TCPA”), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit concluded that text messages “do not fall within the private right of action created by § 227(c)(5),” affirming the district court’s dismissal of Plaintiffs’ consolidate class action.

Case Background

After allegedly receiving numerous marketing text messages from Defendant, multiple Plaintiffs filed a consolidated class ...