In a new 6-3 opinion, the US Supreme Court has cast further doubt into TCPA litigation. The decade-old underlying case, McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corporation et al., was filed after the defendant...more
One-to-One Consent 11th Circuit Challenge Dead -
As we previously reported, after the Eleventh Circuit vacated the Federal Communications Commission’s much-anticipated one-to-one consent rule in Insurance Marketing...more
Over the last several years, litigation (often class actions) premised on the use of technology like session-replay products, web beacons, pixels, and cookies has proliferated. Typical theories include plaintiffs claiming...more
2/24/2025
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Fourth Circuit Potentially Weighing In on E-SIGN Act -
As we previously covered, a defendant making “winback” calls found itself mired in a TCPA class action in the US District Court for the District of Maryland in a case...more
12/24/2024
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In a significant new decision, a federal court in Florida dismissed a class action in Harrell v. Aquion, Inc., Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., and A&B Marketing, Inc., 2024 WL 4188389 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 13, 2024), holding that a...more
We are pleased to present our latest edition of Telephone and Texting Compliance News, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In this month’s Regulatory Update, we discuss a...more
The Fourth Circuit, both at the appellate and district court levels, packed several punches in June. At the district court level, a Maryland federal court authored a decision concluding that under the facts at issue, a...more
In the rapidly evolving landscape of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) litigation, recent court decisions continue to provide defendant-friendly clarity as to what technology and platforms constitute automatic...more
6/3/2024
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The last month has brought several noteworthy decisions helpful for defendants facing class actions brought under the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA). Issues include the enforcement of arbitration agreements,...more
Despite changes in technology, fax-based TCPA class actions and related jurisprudence continue to march on. And just last month, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a gem of a decision (albeit unpublished)...more
Part I – TCPA: Regulatory Update -
FCC Evaluates Comments Received in Several TCPA Proceedings -
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) is busy evaluating scores of comments and reply comments it...more
We are pleased to present the latest edition of our Monthly TCPA Digest, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). This month’s issue examines a recent Illinois federal court ruling...more
We are pleased to present the latest edition of our Monthly TCPA Digest, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). This month’s issue examines an FCC rulemaking proceeding concerning...more
We are pleased to present the latest edition of our Monthly TCPA Digest, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). This month’s issue features updates on the latest regulatory...more
We are pleased to present the latest edition of our Monthly TCPA Digest, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). This month’s issue features updates on the latest regulatory...more