In a significant development, for the first time under Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director Russell Vought, CFPB litigators have informed a court that they have received authority from the Acting Director to...more
The pace of internet consumer privacy class action litigation is skyrocketing. Remarkably, no specific legislative change in the law triggered the increase in litigation. Instead, the driver of this litigation explosion — in...more
6/9/2023
/ Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Defense Strategies ,
Eavesdropping ,
Electronic Communications ,
Internet ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Popular ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Smartphones ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Since becoming law in July 2021, Florida’s Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA), Fla. Stat. § 501.059(8)(a), has been a favorite of plaintiffs’ lawyers seeking to take advantage of its ambiguous restrictions on certain sales...more
6/1/2022
/ ATDS ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Dormant Commerce Clause ,
Facebook Inc v Duguid ,
First Amendment ,
Preemption ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Private Right of Action ,
Subway ,
TCPA ,
Telephone Sales ,
Text Messages