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Sellers Are Not Liable For Independent Contractors' Calls

By Patrick McLaughlin (August 25, 2017, 12:54 PM EDT) -- In a recent decision that may affect any company that sells products or services using telemarketers, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in Jones v. Royal Admin. Servs. Inc. in favor of a product seller, holding the seller was not vicariously liable for calls made by a telemarketer in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act[1] (TCPA) because the telemarketer was an independent contractor....

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