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 ...
Brian Clark v. Via Renewables, Inc., No. 24-cv-00568-JSC, 2026 WL 1805735 (N.D. Cal. June 23, 2026)
Background
Plaintiff filed a putative class action alleging two violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227 (TCPA) based on 10 artificial pre-recorded voice calls to his residential telephone line. He filed a motion for class certification, which was denied, then a renewed motion, which was also denied and Plaintiff appealed.
Thereafter, Defendant caused a courier to deliver $45,001 in cash to Plaintiff’s counsel’s office accompanied by a letter ...
Aliana El Sayed v. Nuturopathica Health, Inc., 8:25-cv-00846-SDM-CPT, 2025 WL 2997759 (M.D. Fla. Oct. 24, 2025)
Defendant sent Plaintiff a promotion text message in February 2022 despite his number being on the national Do-Not-Call registry. Plaintiff responded “stop,” and despite notification that he was unsubscribed from all SMS marketing messages and would not receive further messages, Plaintiff received two additional text messages in April of the same year.
As a result, Plaintiff filed a class action lawsuit, accusing Defendant of violating 47 U.S.C. § 227(c)(5) and ...
Butera v Sugarhouse Real Estate Group, L.C., No. 2:25cv00014 DAK-DAO, 2025 WL 1798968 (D. Utah June 30, 2025)
Background
Plaintiff, who registered his number on the National Do Not Call registry (“DNC”) in 2015, listed a piece of property for sale through a brokerage not affiliated with Defendant in 2020. The listing expired and Plaintiff decided not to relist the Property, after which time he began receiving numerous unsolicited calls and text messages from real estate agents and brokers. In 2024, Plaintiff received a call from Defendant. He did not answer the call but about an ...
After receiving a text message from Defendant advertising Defendant’s products, Plaintiff texted “stop,” his request was acknowledged but Defendant sent him three more text advertisements over a nine day period. Apparently, feeling aggrieved by receipt of the three additional texts, Plaintiff filed a class action lawsuit, claiming that Defendant violated 47 C.F.R. § 64.1200(d), which requires that Parties making certain calls: (1) have written do-not-call procedures for maintaining a do-not-call list; (2) provide training to employees regarding the existence and ...