Case Updates
Seventh Circuit holds that text messages are not telephone calls under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
July 14, 2026
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Seventh Circuit to hold that under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, a text message is not a “telephone call”
December 29, 2025
Russell B. Balikian and Andrew Y. Ebrahem of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP served as outside counsel.
Case Documents
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- Steidinger v. Blackstone Medical Services (Seventh Circuit)
- Opinion -- Steidinger v. Blackstone Medical Services (Seventh Circuit)