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Telecoms Company Avid Sued by 49 States Over ‘Billions of Illegal Robocalls’

May 25, 2023
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Attorneys general from 49 U.S. states are suing telecommunications company Avid Telecom, claiming the firm is “initiating and facilitating billions of illegal robocalls to millions of people.” The lawsuit (pdf) was filed on May 23 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, where Avid Telecom is headquartered. Defendants in the suit are listed…

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Unwanted Facebook Messages Don’t Justify Anti-Robocall Class Action Lawsuit, Supreme Court Rules

April 1, 2021
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A proposed class action lawsuit accusing Facebook of violating a federal anti-robocall law may not go forward because the social media company’s unwanted text messages are not covered under federal law, the Supreme Court ruled this morning. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the unanimous decision for the high court in Facebook Inc. v. Duguid, court file…

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