Subway Restaurant Chain Secures Defeat of Robotext Suit

A trial court was right to throw out a complaint alleging Subway Restaurants Inc. violated a U.S. robocall law with text messages promoting sandwiches, the Seventh Circuit ruled..

The appeals court upheld the dismissal of Matthew Warciak’s lawsuit, which alleged Subway engaged in a “common law agency relationship” with T-Mobile US Inc. and violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

The ruling is the latest federal appeals court decision involving the TCPA, which bars companies from using certain technology to text or call consumers without express consent.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit said the complaint lacked “sufficient ...