15 Cited authorities

Coopers Lybrand v. Livesay
437 U.S. 463 (1978) Cited 2,807 times 32 Legal Analyses
Holding interlocutory orders appealable if they: "conclusively determine the disputed question, resolve an important issue completely separate from the merits of the action, and be effectively unreviewable on appeal from a final judgment."
Ahrenholz v. Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
219 F.3d 674 (7th Cir. 2000) Cited 586 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a "question of law" under § 1292(b) "means an abstract legal issue rather than an issue of whether summary judgment should be granted"
Satterfield v. Simon Schuster
569 F.3d 946 (9th Cir. 2009) Cited 417 times 25 Legal Analyses
Holding that the FCC's interpretation that a text message is a "call" under the TCPA is reasonable
CE Design, Ltd. v. Prism Business Media, Inc.
606 F.3d 443 (7th Cir. 2010) Cited 110 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that 2008 FCC ruling had force of law
Mcclain v. Retail Food Employ. Joint Pension
413 F.3d 582 (7th Cir. 2005) Cited 29 times
Applying older version of plan that was in effect at the time plaintiff took his break in service in evaluating effect of break on eligibility service
Griffith v. Consumer Portfolio Serv., Inc.
838 F. Supp. 2d 723 (N.D. Ill. 2011) Cited 21 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding defendant's equipment was an ATDS based on dialer's ability to call numbers automatically from a list stored in a software file
Dominguez v. Yahoo!, Inc.
8 F. Supp. 3d 637 (E.D. Pa. 2014) Cited 16 times 5 Legal Analyses
Granting summary judgment on the plaintiff's TCPA claim because the plaintiff did not offer any evidence showing that the defendant's system had the capacity to randomly or sequentially generate telephone numbers
Vance v. Bureau of Collection Recovery LLC
Case No.: 10-cv-06324 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 11, 2011) Cited 14 times
Denying a motion to dismiss when the plaintiff alleged "there was a prerecorded voice that answered and told her to hold for assistance" after she answered the phone
San Diego County Emp. v. Cty. of San Diego
151 Cal.App.4th 1163 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007) Cited 8 times
In San Diego County Employers Retirement Assn. v. County of San Diego (2007) 151 Cal.App.4th 1163, 1180, for example, the court acknowledged the rule of liberal construction, but found no reasonable basis for the employees’ statutory arguments.
Holocaust Victims of Bank Theft v. Magyar Nemzeti Bank
807 F. Supp. 2d 699 (N.D. Ill. 2011) Cited 4 times
Denying motions for reconsideration, clarification, and certification of interlocutory appeal
Section 1292 - Interlocutory decisions
28 U.S.C. § 1292 Cited 22,272 times 193 Legal Analyses
Granting appellate jurisdiction over the denial of an injunction
Section 227 - Restrictions on use of telephone equipment
47 U.S.C. § 227 Cited 5,646 times 733 Legal Analyses
Granting exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts over actions brought by state attorney generals

Sterk v. Path, Inc.

15 Cited authorities

Holding interlocutory orders appealable if they: "conclusively determine the disputed question, resolve an important issue completely separate from the merits of the action, and be effectively unreviewable on appeal from a final judgment."

Holding that a "question of law" under § 1292(b) "means an abstract legal issue rather than an issue of whether summary judgment should be granted"

Holding that the FCC's interpretation that a text message is a "call" under the TCPA is reasonable

Holding that 2008 FCC ruling had force of law

Applying older version of plan that was in effect at the time plaintiff took his break in service in evaluating effect of break on eligibility service

Holding defendant's equipment was an ATDS based on dialer's ability to call numbers automatically from a list stored in a software file

Granting summary judgment on the plaintiff's TCPA claim because the plaintiff did not offer any evidence showing that the defendant's system had the capacity to randomly or sequentially generate telephone numbers

Denying a motion to dismiss when the plaintiff alleged "there was a prerecorded voice that answered and told her to hold for assistance" after she answered the phone

In San Diego County Employers Retirement Assn. v. County of San Diego (2007) 151 Cal.App.4th 1163, 1180, for example, the court acknowledged the rule of liberal construction, but found no reasonable basis for the employees’ statutory arguments.

Denying motions for reconsideration, clarification, and certification of interlocutory appeal

Granting appellate jurisdiction over the denial of an injunction

Granting exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts over actions brought by state attorney generals