37 Cited authorities

  1. Mims v. Arrow Fin. Servs. LLC

    565 U.S. 368 (2012)   Cited 670 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "Congress did not deprive federal courts of federal-question jurisdiction over private TCPA suits"
  2. Messner v. Northshore Univ. HealthSystem

    669 F.3d 802 (7th Cir. 2012)   Cited 825 times   17 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the district court applied "too stringent a standard" in evaluating predominance when it made uniformity of price increases a condition for class certification
  3. De La Fuente v. Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.

    713 F.2d 225 (7th Cir. 1983)   Cited 623 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that typicality may be satisfied even if there are factual distinctions between claims of named plaintiffs and other class members
  4. U.S. v. Wood

    925 F.2d 1580 (7th Cir. 1991)   Cited 443 times
    Holding that a district court "may also take judicial notice of matters of public record" without converting the motion into one for summary judgment
  5. CE Design Ltd. v. King Architectural Metals, Inc.

    637 F.3d 721 (7th Cir. 2011)   Cited 235 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Finding arguable defense on issue of consent where plaintiff posted fax number on website with phrase "contact us" and authorized the publication of its fax number in a directory aimed at firms in the building industry, which authorized the other subscribers to the publication, like defendant, to "communicate" with it, including via fax
  6. Gager v. Dell Fin. Servs., Llc.

    727 F.3d 265 (3d Cir. 2013)   Cited 188 times   25 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the TCPA allows consumers to revoke prior express consent
  7. Damasco v. Clearwire Corp.

    662 F.3d 891 (7th Cir. 2011)   Cited 196 times   20 Legal Analyses
    Holding that unaccepted Rule 68 offer of full relief before class certification did moot case
  8. Gene and Gene v. Biopay

    541 F.3d 318 (5th Cir. 2008)   Cited 206 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "the determinative question of whether consent can be established via class-wide proof must . . . be answered in the negative" because the plaintiff "failed to advance a viable theory of generalized proof to identify those persons, if any, to whom BioPay may be liable under the TCPA."
  9. Davis v. Ruby Foods, Inc.

    269 F.3d 818 (7th Cir. 2001)   Cited 238 times
    Holding that when the complaint otherwise satisfied Rule 8, inclusion of irrelevant material did not justify dismissal of the suit
  10. Trade Comm'n v. Morton Salt Co.

    334 U.S. 37 (1948)   Cited 342 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that quantity discounts are not functionally available to many small buyers
  11. Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 12   Cited 361,853 times   961 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  12. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 164,069 times   197 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
  13. Rule 23 - Class Actions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 23   Cited 36,245 times   1254 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"
  14. Section 227 - Restrictions on use of telephone equipment

    47 U.S.C. § 227   Cited 5,814 times   744 Legal Analyses
    Granting exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts over actions brought by state attorney generals
  15. Section 1693 - Congressional findings and declaration of purpose

    15 U.S.C. § 1693   Cited 685 times   18 Legal Analyses
    Defining electronic fund transfer