Direct Building Supplies Must Face Suit Over Solar-Panel Calls

Solar-panel seller Direct Building Supplies LLC must face a proposed class action alleging it made telemarketing calls in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, a federal court ruled.

Plaintiff Gerard Jackson’s claims were covered by the TCPA despite the fact that the phone at issue in the lawsuit was a cell phone rather than a landline, and his allegations that he was a “residential telephone subscriber” were sufficient to survive the company’s motion to dismiss, Judge Matthew W. Brann of the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania said Wednesday.

Brann also denied Direct Building Supplies’ motion ...