April 19, 2017
The consumer accusing Facebook of sending unsolicited text messages that violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act told a California federal judge on Tuesday that the social media giant was overplaying the necessity of a mid-litigation appeal of an order rejecting its bid to dismiss the suit, which questioned the TCPA's definition of an automatic telephone dialing system.
March 21, 2017
Facebook pressed for permission Tuesday to appeal to the Ninth Circuit a ruling upholding claims that it sent unsolicited "status update" messages to cellphones, arguing the decision raised questions about what constitutes an autodialer under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and whether the statute passes constitutional muster.
March 09, 2017
A California federal judge on Thursday trimmed a proposed class action accusing Facebook Inc. of sending unsolicited "status update" messages to cellphones, holding that a Telephone Consumer Protection Act claim is enough to survive the social media giant's challenges, but an allegation under the state's unfair competition law doesn't hold up.
November 01, 2016
Facebook asked a California federal court on Tuesday to toss a proposed class action accusing the social media giant of sending unsolicited “status update” messages to cellular telephones, arguing that prohibiting those messages under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act is unconstitutional.