When determining whether a Michigan Consumer Protection Act claim falls under the exemption in MCL 445.904(1)(a), courts “should consider whether the specific transaction or conduct at issue, rather than the general transaction, is authorized by law.”

A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, finding it should not have been dismissed because the unsolicited faxes sent to the plaintiff’s dental office were indeed “advertisements” that violated the law.