9th Circuit Rehearing Sought In TCPA Suit To Resolve Definition Of ‘Autodialer’

Mealey's (February 8, 2023, 1:47 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — On the heels of a divided panel opinion in favor of Meta Platforms Inc., a man who sued the Facebook operator for purportedly violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) with automated texts filed a motion for rehearing, asking the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to address conflicting definitions of an “autodialer” within the circuit’s own rulings and in a recent U.S. Supreme Court opinion....