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On October 23, 2015, the Third Circuit vacated a summary judgment decision in Yahoo, Inc.’s favor based on a recent Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) order that expanded the definition of an “autodialer” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”).  <em>Dominguez v. Yahoo, Inc</em>., No. 14-1751, slip op. at 9 (3d Cir. Oct. 23, 2015).

The plaintiff in <em>Dominguez </em>received a host of text messages from Yahoo on his cell phone, which came with a reassigned telephone number.  After successive efforts by the plaintiff to stop the texts, which ultimately totaled 27,809, the plaintiff filed a putative TCPA class action against Yahoo

<a href="http://www.consumerfinancialservicesbrief.com/2015/10/third-circuit-allows-tcpa-class-action-to-proceed-citing-fcc-ruling/">Read more</a>.

Third Circuit Allows Putative TCPA Class Action to Proceed, Citing FCC Ruling,