Yahoo Seeks Reconsideration Of Judgment Denial In TCPA Text Message Suit

Mealey's (July 16, 2018, 1:33 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Citing a recent change in relevant case law, Yahoo! Inc. on July 12 moved for reconsideration of an Illinois federal court’s December 2014 denial of summary judgment in a lawsuit alleging that the internet firm violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), stating that recently decided cases altered the Federal Communication Commission’s definition of an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) and erased any liability related to certain text messages sent to users (Rachel Johnson v. Yahoo! Inc., No. 1:14-cv-02028, N.D. Ill.)....