United States Third Circuit

In a class action dispute involving whether the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. section 227(b), confers federal, diversity jurisdiction for private causes of actions, judgment of district court dismissing action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is reversed where on the language, structure, and legislative history of the statute, Congress did not divest the federal courts of diversity jurisdiction over private causes of action under the TCPA.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/04/2011
• Published 04/04/2011

Judges

• RENDELL

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Aytan Y. Bellin, Michael R. McDonald