Legal Opinion
Giovanniello v. Hispanic Media Group USA, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 27, 2004PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Zelda Jonas, J.
*441Plaintiff had. commenced a class action for an alleged violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (hereinafter referred to as TCPA), which prohibits the transmission of an unsolicited or “junk” advertisement to telephone facsimile (fax) machines (47 USC § 227 [b] [1] [C]). Plaintiff allegedly-received an unsolicited fax for commercial advertisement in “The Spanish Yellow Pages of New York” (cross motion, exhibit C). The statutory penalty for such conduct, if true, is the actual monetary loss from such a violation or $500, whichever is greater…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. BombolisSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Brown v. Western R. Co. of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Fults v. . MunroNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Lyke v. AndersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Schulman v. Chase Manhattan BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by4 opinions
- Leider v. RalfeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2005
- Gottlieb v. Carnival Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 2005
- Giovanniello v. Hispanic Media Group USA, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Giovanniello v. Hispanic Media Group UsaNew York Supreme Court, Nassau County · 2004