Tag: District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Judge Holds Insurance Company Liable for Alleged TCPA Violations by Independent Agents
In a ruling that was first publicized on TCPAWorld.com, a District Court judge in Illinois has ruled that an insurance company is vicariously liable for the actions of the owners of two independent company brokerages that hired a lead generation company which placed the calls the led to this Telephone Consumer Protection Act lawsuit. The…
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Judge Grants Motion to Compel in TCPA Class Action
A District Court judge in Illinois has granted a defendant’s motion to compel arbitration in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action over text messages that the defendant sent to the plaintiff years after the plaintiff applied for a loan with the defendant. The Background: The plaintiff applied for a loan via the defendant’s website…