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    From Bill Horne@21:1/5 to All on Tue Dec 14 13:43:11 2021
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    by John D. Huh and Simeon Poles

    The Telephone Communications Protection Act (TCPA) has long been a
    hotbed of consumer litigation, particularly for class actions. For
    many years, plaintiffs were successful in alleging that a defendant
    used an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) to call or send
    messages to their cellphone without first obtaining prior express
    written consent. Then, in April 2021, the Supreme Court of the United
    States issued its ruling in Facebook v. Duguid, narrowing the
    definition of what devices count as an ATDS and creating a more
    difficult path to recovery under the TCPA. But a lawsuit filed
    recently in California federal court appears to open yet another front
    in TCPA litigation by questioning whether minors can give valid
    consent under the law. This is an issue that compliance and defense
    attorneys will have to consider moving forward.

    https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/telecoms-mobile-cable-communications/1139778/plaintiffs-assert-minors-cannot-give-consent-to-automated-calls-and-messages-under-the-tcpa?email_access=on

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    Bill Horne
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    <p>The Telephone Communications Protection Act (TCPA) has long been
    a hotbed of consumer litigation, particularly for class actions.
    For many years, plaintiffs were successful in alleging that a
    defendant used an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) to
    call or send messages to their cellphone without first obtaining
    prior express written consent. Then, in April 2021, the Supreme
    Court of the United States issued its ruling in Facebook v.
    Duguid, narrowing the definition of what devices count as an ATDS
    and creating a more difficult path to recovery under the TCPA. But
    a lawsuit filed recently in California federal court appears to
    open yet another front in TCPA litigation by questioning whether
    minors can give valid consent under the law. This is an issue that
    compliance and defense attorneys will have to consider moving
    forward.</p>
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