Judge Nixes Appeal In Camp Lejeune Case Regarding Firms’ Solicitation Of Clients

(September 13, 2023, 1:30 PM EDT) -- WHEELING, W.Va. — Ruling that the question of law for which a law firm sought interlocutory appeal “does not contain substantial grounds for difference of opinion,” a federal judge in West Virginia denied the firm’s motion and said that a cell phone may qualify as a residential phone under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) in a lawsuit brought by a woman who contends that the firm illegally solicited clients for mass tort cases relating to toxic water exposure at Camp Lejeune....