Last week, on July 5, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an opinion stating that robocalls made by the federal government (or its contractors) are exempt from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Because the federal government does not meet the definition of ‘person’ under the TCPA, the federal government and its contractors who are
Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez
Supreme Court opinion in Campbell-Ewald co. v. Gomez: kicking the can down the road
By Wystan Ackerman on
Posted in Enforcement + Litigation
Today the U.S. Supreme Court decided Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, No. 14-857. The question presented was whether an unaccepted offer of full relief on the named plaintiff’s individual claim will render a putative class action moot. The answer is “no,” according to a 5-3 opinion by Justice Ginsburg (with a separate concurrence by Justice…