Appeals Panel Says Dispute Exists Whether Woman Opted Out Of TCPA Settlement

Mealey's (March 16, 2020, 1:58 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on March 12 vacated in part a ruling awarding summary judgment to Wells Fargo Bank N.A. in a suit accusing the lender of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), finding that a genuine dispute exists as to whether the plaintiff opted out of a class action settlement (Joanna Pruitt Lester v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A., No. 18-30422, 5th Cir.)....