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· 12/15/1997

Chair King, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees v. Houston Cellular Corporation, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, Karen Laake, Etc.

Citations

  • 131 F.3d 507
  • 11 Communications Reg. (P&F) 142

How courts have described this case

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  • reasoning that the TCPA's specific authorization of state court jurisdiction should be construed as more than a confirmation of concurrent jurisdiction
  • “By creating a private right of action in state courts, Congress allowed states, in effect, to enforce regulation of interstate telemarketing activity.”
  • “By creating a private right of action in state courts, Congress allowed states, in effect, to enforce regulation of interstate telemarketing activity.”
  • finding exclusive state court jurisdiction under 47 U.S.C. § 227(b)(3)
  • codified at § 35.47 of the business & commerce code
  • finding exclusive state court jurisdiction under 47 U.S.C. § 227(b)(3)

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Judges: Politz, Higginbotham, Dennis

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