Credit:
Bloomberg
The U.S. Supreme Court limited the reach of the decades-old federal ban on robocalls, throwing out a lawsuit that accused Facebook Inc. of repeatedly sending unwanted text messages.
The unanimous decision overturns a lower court ruling that Facebook said would have put companies at risk of massive damage awards for relatively small transgressions. It’s a victory for business trade groups that rallied around the Facebook appeal.
Writing for the court, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the man suing Facebook, Noah Duguid, was pressing such an expansive interpretation of the robocall law that it would have covered some calls and texts placed by modern mobile phones. She said Congress didn’t intend such a sweeping impact when it passed the Telephone Consumer Protection Act in 1991.
The TCPA Heads Back To The Supreme Court (14:00) - Consumer Protection
mondaq.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mondaq.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Supreme Court sides with Facebook in dispute over robo texts
washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.