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Recently, the Northern District of Florida certified two classes under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) in a matter regarding alleged telemarketing text messages. Background- In Jackson v. Athena Bitcoin, Inc.,...more
Well the #biglaw surrender monkeys have struck again. This time it is Zales– the diamond store– that has face-planted in a TCPA class action as a result of big law representation. Not sure when folks are going to figure this...more
Changes may be coming to the Michigan Consumer Protection Act (MCPA). The MCPA was enacted in the 1970s and provides consumers statutory claims against businesses that engage in various practices or acts that the MCPA...more
The continued, rapid advancement of Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies comes with increasing risks for businesses, demanding that they navigate such issues more carefully than ever. Considering recent privacy class...more
Two recent disputes involving healthcare entities demonstrate some of the legal risks associated with contract clauses that require employees to reimburse their employer for the cost of job-related training if employees leave...more
A new class action lawsuit filed in California Federal Court claims Celtic Ocean International, LLC’s Celtic Sea Salt products are contaminated with lead and arsenic, in violation of California’s Consumers Legal Remedies Act,...more
WebRecon’s latest July 2025 report shows that, after a temporary slowdown in June, consumer litigation and complaint activity have bounced back significantly. Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Fair Debt Collection...more
Texas’s amended telemarketing registration law takes effect on September 1. Although the law is not new, the legislature expanded it to apply to text messages. Under Texas’s existing law, a company that makes telephone...more
In Walter Coleman, et al. v. Burger King Corp., No. 22-20925 (S.D. Fla.), a putative class of consumers from thirteen states alleges that Burger King’s advertising for items such as the Whopper materially exaggerates portion...more
For the latest installment of our series of practical insights on emerging Federal Trade Commission (FTC) consumer protection and data privacy priorities, we discuss coverage and requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting...more
As savvy plaintiffs and defendants know, the viability of class actions relies on evidence—and surveys are the best way to generate evidence about consumer behaviors or opinions. In class actions, surveys provide evidence to...more
On April 21, 2025 Plaintiffs ANTHONY KAMEL, LINNEA MENIN, JASMINE OTTE, JENNIFER SCHOFIELD sued Albertson Companies, Inc. claiming it had violated the TCPA by sending SMS messages to each of them after a STOP request....more
In February 2025, three law firms from Seattle, Minnesota, and New York boldly filed a Class Action Lawsuit against W. L. Gore & Associates, the manufacturer of the well-known rainproof product “Gore-Tex.” The lawsuit,...more
On August 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of a putative class action alleging violations of the Washington Consumer Protection Act (WCPA) against a company offering a...more
The Supreme Court of Washington recently clarified the scope of violative practices under the Washington Consumer Electronic Mail Act (CEMA). In Brown v. Old Navy, LLC, the Court ruled 5-4 that CEMA prohibits advertisers from...more
The New York State Legislature recently passed the Fostering Affordability and Integrity through Reasonable Business Practices Act (“FAIR Act”), a sweeping update to New York’s consumer fraud statute (GBL § 349)—the first in...more
Readers of this blog are well aware of the proliferation of lawsuits alleging that websites which utilize Meta Pixel tracking software violate the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”). These lawsuits typically allege...more
Delivered in digestible, insightful bites, McGlinchey’s Litigation Byte is a monthly roundup of financial services decisions and cases nationwide that impact your business. Second Department Holds Judicial Estoppel Bars...more
Feeling a little sluggish, three New Yorkers purchased Logan Paul’s Prime energy drink in hopes of getting a little boost from the advertised 200 mg of caffeine in each can. Perhaps they got more of a boost than expected,...more
This blog post summarizes the key points presented by Cooley lawyers Claire Temple, James Maton, Andrew Linch and Enrique Gallego Capdevila during the firm’s recent “Online Marketplaces + Ecommerce” webinar, the latest...more
Months after the CFPB—under departing chair Rohit Chopra—released a playbook encouraging states to toughen their consumer protection laws and enforcement, New York has responded, passing the Fostering Affordability and...more
Plaintiff Lisa Bodenburg brought a putative class action against Defendant Apple Inc. after purchasing a 200 GB iCloud+ storage plan. She believed that by upgrading to the paid 200 GB plan, the 200 GB would add to the free 5...more
So I am on the road for a little baseball related vacation with the boys. But that won’t stop me from bringing you the latest TCPA developments! One of the biggest stories of 2025 so far is Nomorobo– a massive honeypot owner–...more
Last month, Lendify Associates LLC (“Defendant”) was sued in the Central District Court of California for allegedly violating the internal Do Not Call (or “DNC”) list compliance requirements of the Telephone Consumer...more
Key Takeaways: Companies sued for Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) violations should consider challenging the allegations at the outset by moving to dismiss, rather than conceding based on out-of-date precedent and...more