Rite Aid Wins Summary Judgment in TCPA Class Action for Flu Shot Reminder Calls
By Joseph C. Wylie II, Molly K. McGinley, Lexi D. Bond
A New York U.S. District Court recently granted summary judgment in favor of defendant Rite Aid Headquarters Corporation in a putative Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) class action, holding that calls reminding customers about the flu vaccine were “health related” and therefore Rite Aid was not required to obtain prior express written consent before making the calls. Though the opinion was filed under seal on March 30, 2017, it was made public last week. Read More