High Court: District Courts Not Deprived Of Jurisdiction Over TCPA Claims

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991's (TCPA) "permissive grant of jurisdiction to state courts" does not deprive federal district courts of federal question jurisdiction over private TCPA lawsuits, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled Jan. 18 (Marcus D. Mims v. Arrow Financial Services, LLC, No. 10-1195, U.S. Sup.; 2012 U.S. LEXIS 906; See December 2011, Page 9). View today's headlines and listen to the latest podcast at www.lexisnexis.com/legalnews Do you have news to share? Interested in writing a commentary article? Email the Mealey News Desk at Mealeys@LexisNexis.com Full story on lexis.com