Class Can’t Revive Real Estate Junk Fax Claims: 7th Cir.

A class of more than 10,000 consumers who allegedly received unsolicited faxes can’t revive their Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) claims against a real estate company, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled June 16 (Paldo Sign & Display Co. v. Wagener Equities, Inc., 2016 BL 191979, 7th Cir., No. 15-1267, 6/16/16).

Judge Ilana Rovner affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois decision to toss the class claims, because the defendants weren’t senders under the TCPA, 47 U.S.C. § 227.

According to the original complaint, defendants Wagener Equities and ...