4th Circuit Upholds TCPA Verdict Against Dish

Congress was clear in its intent when it enacted the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and courts ignoring that, as well as the abusive practices it was trying to prevent, would be "dispiriting beyond belief," the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Thursday. It upheld a $61 million class-action TCPA verdict against Dish Network. The docket 18-1518 order rejected Dish arguments challenging the class certification and Dish liability for improper calls placed by a telemarketing firm it hired, Satellite Systems Network. The decision by Circuit Judges Harvie Wilkinson and Robert King and U.S. District Judge Irene Berger sitting by designation was written by Wilkinson. Dish didn't comment Friday.