Pittsburgh Penguins Face Lawsuit over Text Message Campaign
By Gonzalo E. Mon
Shortly after the Penguins finished battling the Flyers on the ice in the Stanley Cup playoffs, they started a new battle off the ice. On May 25, 2012, a consumer filed a class action lawsuit against the Penguins, arguing that the team violated the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by sending him text messages without consent. Although these types of suits aren’t new, what’s unique about this one is that the plaintiff did consent to receive the message