Ill. Appeals Court Ruling Could Mute TCPA Class Actions

Law360, New York (May 26, 2016, 10:50 AM EDT) -- The landscape of coverage decisions under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act continues to develop. The latest addition to this area of coverage law is First Mercury Insurance Co. v. Nationwide Security Services Inc., 2016 IL App (1st) 143924. In First Mercury, the First District Appellate Court construed the terms of First Mercury's insurance policy to conclude that the policy did not provide coverage. Perhaps more significantly, the First District issued a warning to Illinois trial courts and class action attorneys who have been handsomely rewarded through TCPA litigation....

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