Supreme Court of the United States

Mims v. Arrow Financial Services, LLC

January 18, 2012565 U.S. 368

Summary

The Supreme Court held that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) does not grant state courts exclusive jurisdiction over private suits. Federal courts retain federal-question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 because the TCPA’s permissive reference to state courts does not expressly oust federal jurisdiction.