Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Stenehjem v. FreeEats.com, Inc.
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided April 21, 2006No. 20050171PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAPSNER, Justice.
[¶ 1] FreeEats.com, Inc. (“FreeEats”) has appealed from a summary judgment finding FreeEats in violation of North Dakota’s telephone solicitation statutes and imposing civil penalties, attorney fees, costs, and disbursements. We affirm, concluding North Dakota’s prohibition against placement of political polling calls using an automatic dialing — -announcing device is not preempted by federal law.
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[¶ 2] FreeEats is based in Herndon, Virginia, and conducts telephone surveys and polling services. In August 2004, FreeEats placed numerous political polling calls from its call…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Connecticut National Bank v. GermainSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Hines v. DavidowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Medtronic, Inc. v. LohrSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
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3Cited by51 opinions
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