James C. Vlahakis

7th Circuit Holds That "Called Party" Means Current Subscriber of Cell Phone When Determining "Consent" Under the TCPA
David M. Schultz,James C. Vlahakis, May 14, 2012
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit today issued its opinion in Soppet vs. Enhanced Recovery Company LLC, No. 11-1389, a case involving the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. § 227. The TCPA prohibits automated telephone calls to cell phones where the...

N.J. Appellate Court Holds Class Certification Is Not a “Superior Method” of Proceeding in a Junk Fax Case
James C. Vlahakis, September 7, 2011
The New Jersey Appellate Division recently held that a proposed class action plaintiff could not prosecute a junk fax claim on behalf of a class. Local Baking Products, Inc. v. Kosher Bagel Munch, Inc., Case No. A-3923-09T2, slip op. (N.J. July 19, 2011). Plaintiff, a recipient of an unsolicited...