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Council of American Survey Research Organizations and the Marketing Research Association File Motion to Intervene in Support of Consolidated Appeal of FCC’s July 10, 2015 Declaratory Ruling

As we previously noted, on August 7, 2015, MRS BPO LLC, Cavalry Portfolio Services, LLC, Diversified Consultants, Inc., and Mercantile Adjustment Bureau, LLC filed a joint motion for leave to intervene in the consolidated appeal of the FCC’s July 10, 2015 Declaratory Ruling and Order, or in the alternative, leave to participate as amici curiae in support of petitioner, ACA International. On August 12, 2015, the Council of American Survey Research Organizations (“CASRO”) and the Marketing Research Association (“MRA”) (collectively, “Intervenors”) filed their own joint motion for leave to intervene in the consolidated appeal of the FCC’s Order. See Motion to Intervene (D.C. Cir. filed Aug. 12, 2015).

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Debt Collection Agencies File Motion to Intervene in Support of Consolidated Appeal of FCC’s July 10, 2015 Declaratory Ruling

As we previously noted, three petitions for review were filed in the immediate aftermath of the FCC’s Declaratory Ruling and Order, which were then consolidated and randomly assigned to the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. On August 7, 2015, MRS BPO LLC, Cavalry Portfolio Services, LLC, Diversified Consultants, Inc., and Mercantile Adjustment Bureau, LLC filed a joint motion for leave to intervene in the consolidated appeal of the FCC’s July 10, 2015 Declaratory Ruling and Order, or in the alternative, leave to participate as amici curiae in support of petitioner, ACA International.

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Plaintiff’s Counsel Concedes Applicability of Arbitration Provision to TCPA Suit

The Eastern District of North Carolina recently granted a motion compelling arbitration in a TCPA case involving debt-collection calls allegedly made to plaintiff’s cellular telephone. See Rice v. Credit One Fin., No. 5:15-130, 2015 WL 4528933 (E.D.N.C. July 27, 2015). As previously covered here, here, and here, district courts around the country have demonstrated a willingness to order arbitration when TCPA claims fall within the scope of an arbitration agreement.

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