Get it in Writing? Fifth Circuit Says No Need on TCPA Matters

When we wrote about McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp., 606 U.S. 146 (2025), last July, we said it might lead to circuit splits. Well, the Fifth Circuit just cracked open a doozy. In what is welcome news to companies defending TCPA cases, the Fifth Circuit held last week that “contrary to the FCC’s regulation, Congress permits either written or oral consent for any auto-dialed or prerecorded call” under the TCPA. Bradford v. Sovereign Pest Control of TX, Inc., 2026 WL... By: Vedder