Though the 3rd Circuit did not affirm the additional $73,884.07, the $286,000 award is no doubt a win that sends a big message: exposure in TCPA cases is not necessarily a 1 way street.
Second Circuit directs reduction of excessive service award to class representatives; Third Circuit rules issue preclusion does not bind party who was absent class member; Fifth Circuit affirms ruling granting motion to strike class allegations on predominance grounds, more
Reuters last year detailed the secret planning of Texas two-steps by Johnson & Johnson and other major firms in a series of reports exploring corporate attempts to evade lawsuits through bankruptcies. Monday's decision by the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia dismissed the bankruptcy filed by the J&J subsidiary in 2021.