FISCHBEIN v. OLSON RESEARCH GROUP, INC.

No. 19-3018, No. 19-3222.

959 F.3d 559 (2020)

Dr. Richard E. FISCHBEIN, Appellant v. OLSON RESEARCH GROUP, INC.; John Does 1-12 Robert W. Mauthe M.D., P.C., individually and as the representative of a class of similarly situated persons, Appellant v. ITG, Inc.; ITG Investment Research, Inc.; M Science LLC.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: May 15, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip A. Bock (Argued), Robert M Hatch , David M. Oppenheim , Bock Hatch Lewis & Oppenheim, 134 North La Salle Street, Chicago, IL 60602, Counsel for Appellant in No. 19-3018.

Samantha L. Southall (Argued), Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, 50 South 16th Street, Two Liberty Place, Suite 3200, Philadelphia, PA 19102, Attorneys for Appellee in No. 19-3018.

Phillip A. Bock (Argued), Molly S. Gantman , David M. Oppenheim , Bock Hatch Lewis & Oppenheim, 134 North La Salle Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60602, Daniel J. Cohen , P.O. Box 432040, Maplewood, MO 63143, Andrew J. Reilly , Swartz Campbell , 115 North Jackson Street, Media, PA 19063, Richard E. Shenkan , Shenkan Injury Lawyers, P.O. Box 7255, New Castle, PA 16107, Attorneys for Appellant in No. 19-3222.

Francis J. Earley (Argued), Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo, The Chrysler Center, 666 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, Esteban Morales , Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris , 2029 Century Park East, Suite 3100, Los Angeles, CA 90067, James W. Kraus , Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, 301 Grant Street, One Oxford Centre, 38th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, Kevin E. Raphael , Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, 1818 Market Street, Suite 3402, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Attorneys for Appellee ITG, INC. in No. 19-3222.

Patrick D. Doran (Argued), Thomas P. Manning , Craig D. Mills , Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, 50 South 16th Street, Two Liberty Place, Suite 3200, Philadelphia, PA 19102, Attorneys for Appellees ITG Investment Research, Inc. and M Science LLC in No. 19-3222.

BEFORE: JORDAN, RESTREPO and GREENBERG, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

I. INTRODUCTION

In this pair of appeals, we are asked to decide whether faxes soliciting participation by the recipients in market research surveys in exchange for monetary payments are advertisements within the meaning of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227...

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