Eighth Circuit Declares $1.6 Billion TCPA Class Action Award Violated Due Process So Appropriately Reduced to $32 Million.
Multiple defendants involved in the promotion of a movie with religious and political themes were sued for TCPA violations for their telephone marketing campaign of the movie,
“Last Ounce of Courage”. After the Eighth Circuit found there was Article III standing in an earlier appeal, the matter proceeded to trial which resulted in a statutory damages award of $1.6 billion against one defendant.