Legal Opinion
Hooters of Augusta, Inc. v. Nicholson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 14, 2000No. A00A0429PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
Sam Nicholson filed a class action against Bambi Clark d/b/a Value-Fax of Augusta and Hooters of Augusta, Inc., alleging that Hooters used Clark to send unsolicited advertisements to facsimile machines in violation of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), 47 USC § 227. The class action complaint sought injunctive relief and statutory damages for each violation. The trial court certified the class. The trial court denied Hooters’ motion to dismiss and motion for summary judgment. Following the grant of its application for interlocutory review, Hooters…
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