Legal Opinion
Forman v. Data Transfer, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 4, 1995No. Civil Action No. 95-3474PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GILES, District Judge.
Plaintiff brings this action, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, against Data Transfer, under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, 47 U.S.C. § 227(b)(1)(C). He alleges that, on repeated occasions, Data Transfer sent unsolicited advertisements by facsimile machine in violation of the statute. Plaintiff moves for class certification. That motion is opposed. For the reasons which follow, the motion is denied.
BACKGROUND
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, 47 U.S.C. § 227(b)(1)(C), prohibits any person within the United…
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