An Illinois federal judge ordered the Chicago Cubs to pay $1.2 million to plaintiffs in one of the latest high profile TCPA cases, stemming from unwanted text messages. This represents just over 1/30th of outfielder Cody Bellinger’s 2024 salary, so the Cubs will manage just fine. But if you’ve noticed an uptick in TCPA headlines, you’re not imagining things. Eric Troutman of Troutman Amin, LLP sourced a new report from WebRecon that notes TCPA class actions are extraordinarily high, historically speaking. Troutman notes, “Another 92 TCPA class actions were filed in April. That means 68.1% of TCPA cases filed that month were class actions. The highest percentage in history–again.”
