Trial Limited To Arbitration Determination Ordered In TCPA Putative Class Suit

Mealey's (March 1, 2023, 12:38 PM EST) -- TAMPA, Fla. — A bench trial must occur to determine whether an Alabama woman who filed a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) putative class complaint against a Florida company accused of making unsolicited, prerecorded calls actually signed an agreement with the company requiring arbitration, a federal judge in Florida ruled, denying a motion to compel arbitration and dismiss filed by a company but noting that the motion may be renewed if the company can show that an agreement existed....