Legal Opinion
Chair King, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees v. Houston Cellular Corporation, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, Karen Laake, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 15, 1997No. 96-20100PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
Because we conclude that Congress granted state courts exclusive subject matter jurisdiction over private actions under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, 47 U.S.C. § 227, we vacate the judgment of the district court and remand this case to it with directions to dismiss this cause for want of subject matter jurisdiction.
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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, 47 U.S.C. § 227, Pub.L. No. 102-243, 105 Stat. 2394 (1991) (TCPA), in pertinent part, provides that “[i]t shall be unlawful for any person within the United States ... to use any telephone…
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