Seventh Circuit Rules That the TCPA's Do-Not-Call Private Right of Action Does Not Cover Text Messages

In a significant victory for businesses defending against class action lawsuits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled yesterday that the TCPA provision permitting lawsuits over “telephone call” solicitations to certain phone numbers does not cover text messages. In Steidinger v. Blackstone Medical Services, the Seventh Circuit ruled that § 227(c) of the TCPA means what it says.... By: Husch Blackwell LLP