A single missed call from a telemarketer constitutes a concrete injury that gives rise to standing, a federal district court in California has ruled. In Shuckett v. DialAmerica Marketing, Inc., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29598...more
3/18/2019
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Text Messages
A single missed call from a telemarketer constitutes a concrete injury that gives rise to standing, a federal district court in California has ruled. In Shuckett v. DialAmerica Marketing, Inc., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29598...more
Text messages from a gym to its member were informational in nature and therefore did not violate the TCPA, a district court in Louisiana ruled late last month. The case, Suriano v. French Riviera Health, Spa, Inc., 2018 U.S....more
District Court Takes Expansive View of Deceptive or Misleading Practices under FDCPA -
The FDCPA prohibits a debt collector from using "any false, deceptive, or misleading representation" in connection with the collection...more
5/11/2018
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Article III ,
ATDS ,
Collection Agencies ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Reports ,
Debt Collection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FCC ,
FDCPA ,
Fees ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreclosure ,
Interest Accrual ,
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Safe Harbors ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
TCPA ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In ACA International v. Federal Communications Commission, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 6535 (2018), the DC Circuit rejected a series of challenges to the FCC’s 2015 Declaratory Ruling brought by Rite-Aid related to the...more
4/4/2018
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FCC ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Pharmacies ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Right to Privacy ,
Rite Aid ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing