Category Archives: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Curtails FTC Power to Seek Restitution in Court

A unanimous Supreme Court yesterday significantly curtailed the FTC’s ability to obtain the equitable monetary remedies of restitution and disgorgement of profits from entities accused of engaging in deceptive practices in violation of the FTC Act. In so holding, the Court drew heavily on its interpretation of the language and history of that statute in … Continue Reading

Supreme Court “Unfriends” Ninth Circuit Decision Applying TCPA to Facebook

By Lawrence Weinstein, Anisha Shenai-Khatkhate and Jessica Griffith on April 1, 2021 Posted in Class Actions, Supreme Court

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court today held that Facebook’s “login notification” text messages (sent to users when an attempt is made to access their Facebook account from an unknown device or browser) did not constitute an “automatic telephone dialing system” within the meaning of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). In so … Continue Reading

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