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Is anyone from the TCPA bar here? How long does it typically take for a TCPA class action law suit to proceed? The timing on this seems unfortunate (for profes
by dqv 10y ago
Is anyone from the TCPA bar here? How long does it typically take for a TCPA class action law suit to proceed?
The timing on this seems unfortunate (for professional TCPA claimants):
We have a president who might not like this law so much[1]. He also wants to reduce regulation (see his executive order). Ajit Pai has first amendment rights as one of his core issues[2]. I could, howe er, be incorrectly conflating Pai's conception of the first amendment and Facebook's.
Ready for a repeal of the TCPA? We could be headed that way.
[1]: Thorne v. Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.
[2]: https://www.fcc.gov/about/leadership/ajit-pai https://www.fcc.gov/about/leadership/ajit-pai
- mark212 10y agoFCC can't repeal the TCPA, only Congress can do that, and it's unlikely given the way even modest amendments to the law have been roundly criticized. Last try in 2013 was the only time I've seen Mother Jones, NYT editorial page, Bill O'Reilly, and the Wall Street Journal agree on something. The new chair of the FCC could whittle away at many of the consumer-friendly rulings of the agency, but those date back to 2003 and it would be hard to throw all of them out. Any new regulations could also be challenged judicially and that would delay their effective date. So I don't anticipate a major, sudden change. It also seems like Pai's agenda puts a high priority on reversing net neutrality and other telecom stuff and not the TCPA. This ruling against Facebook is not that important. Article itself says that the Ninth Circuit has shot down constitutional challenges to the law in '95 and in '14, the latter went to the USSC but not on those grounds. (to answer your first question, it's about 3-5 years from filing to final settlement.)