ATDS Allegations Against Debt Collectors Simply not Plausible in Seventh Circuit, Says Illinois Court

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Here’s a big TCPA ruling for debt collectors and servicers—and a bit of a downer for everyone else.

The Court in Mosley v. General Revenue Corp., No. 1:20-cv-01012- (C.D. Ill. July 20, 2020) granted a defendant debt collector’s motion to dismiss a TCPA claim at the pleadings stage, reasoning that it is simply not plausible the Defendant used a random or sequential number generator to make the challenged calls. While that’s great news, the ruling contains a bit of a curveball for other callers hoping to leverage Gadelhak at the pleadings stage.