Travel 100 Group Inc. v. Mediterranean Shipping Co.

Plaintiff Travel 100 Group, Inc., appeals the circuit court’s entry of summary judgment for defendant Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA), Inc. (MSC), on Travel 100’s complaint seeking damages under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (the TCPA) (47 U.S.C. §227 (2000)) for advertisements sent to Travel 100 by facsimile. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

This appeal involves the widespread practice of sending advertisements to the fax machines of businesses and consumers, who often view these documents as the more modern equivalent to “junk mail.” This method of…