Appeals Court Rules Arbitration Applies to TCPA Marketing Texts — Even Years After a Customer Contract Ends
March 12, 2026
On March 5th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled in Kristi VonDeylen v. Aptive Environmental, LLC that claims brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) must be resolved through arbitration when they relate to a contractual relationship between a consumer and a business — even if the messages at issue were sent years after the original services ended.…
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