A Preferred Venue For TCPA Plaintiffs

Joy Harmon Sperling, Mark Salah Morgan and Albert Levi authored an October 16 Law360 article on a recent ruling further clearing the way for class action suits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The U.S. District Court ruled in A&L Industries v. P. Cipollini Inc. that class actions are a better means to resolve TCPA disputes than are individual claims. Joy, Mark and Albert write that the "practical significance of these developments is that New Jersey TCPA plaintiffs will likely avoid state courts and instead seek to obtain TCPA class certification in federal court. These class actions have the potential to lead to larger awards because the TCPA provides for treble damages."