‘Showtime’ for the Lakers: Split Federal Appellate Decision Leaves Door Open for Policyholders’ Full-Court Press on TCPA Coverage Claims

By Gregory H. Horowitz and Jason J. Moreira   The TCPA Coverage Landscape   By now, virtually every team owner, sports industry executive, and league risk manager is aware of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the potentially enormous class action exposure it creates for companies in (and outside) the sports world that are accused of engaging in abusive telemarketing practices.1 The law imposes a $500 minimum statutory penalty for every unsolicited marketing or advertisin