Compass, one of the nation's largest residential real estate brokerages, has filed a motion to dismiss a Telephone Consumer Protection Act lawsuit in Oregon federal court. The company argues it should not be held vicariously liable for calls made by its agents to numbers on the Do Not Call registry.
The TCPA lawsuit centers on whether real estate brokerages can be held responsible for their agents' telemarketing practices when those agents operate as independent contractors. This legal distinction has become increasingly important as brokerages face mounting litigation over unwanted calls and texts to consumers.