Specialty Medical Inc. v. Mark Dobronski TCPA case

65 TCPA Lawsuits, One Destroyed Computer, and a Federal Judge Who Had Enough

Ecommerce Innovation Alliance

April 13, 2026

A Missouri federal court's devastating 26-page sanctions order in Human v. Fisher Investments offers a rare, detailed look at the predatory litigation model that has become a growing threat to legitimate businesses — including ecommerce merchants. Last week, Judge Matthew T. Schelp of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri issued one of the most striking TCPA sanctions orders in recent memory…

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Specialty Medical Inc. v. Mark Dobronski TCPA case

Federal Court Gives a TCPA Troll a Taste of His Own Medicine: Specialty Medical Inc. v. Mark Dobronski

Ecommerce Innovation Alliance

March 2, 2026

Two powerful TCPA decisions in three days is not a coincidence you get to write about very often. Just 48 hours after a federal magistrate judge in California denied Jamee Desouza's attempt to scrub her employer's name from the record in Desouza v. Ralph Lauren, a federal judge in Michigan issued an opinion that is, if anything, even more consequential for ecommerce brands tired of playing defense against professional plaintiffs. …

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When the Plaintiff’s Own Exhibit Blows Up Her Argument: Desouza v. Ralph Lauren

When the Plaintiff’s Own Exhibit Blows Up Her Argument: Desouza v. Ralph Lauren

Ecommerce Innovation Alliance

February 26, 2026

Every so often, a TCPA case comes along that reads less like a consumer protection dispute and more like a cautionary tale about the cottage industry of professional TCPA litigation — and what can happen when a plaintiff’s own paper trail tells a story she’d rather keep hidden. Desouza v. Ralph Lauren Corporation d/b/a Polo Factory Stores, is exactly that kind of case. On February 24, 2026, a federal magistrate judge denied the plaintiff’s motion for a protective order — a motion that was remarkable not just for what it sought, but for the glaring irony embedded in it.…

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