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Washington Supreme Court Increases Risks of Lawsuits for False or Misleading Email Subject Lines

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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

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Florida's Consumer Protection Statute Amended to Exclude Emails as Prohibited After-Hours Communications

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The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) – Florida's state-law version of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) – has long been the subject of consumer protection lawsuits, including, in recent...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Florida Legislature Clarifies FCCPA to Allow Overnight Email Contact with Debtors

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The Florida Legislature unanimously approved Senate Bill (SB) 232 on April 29, 2025, to update and clarify the Florida Consumer Collections Practices Act (FCCPA) by removing email communications from the list of prohibited...more

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Time to RE-act: The Washington Supreme Court’s New Email Subject Line Ruling Could Put Retailers on the Hook for Trillions

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On April 17, 2025, the Washington Supreme Court sent a message to all companies that participate in email marketing: Send with caution. The Court held that the Commercial Electronic Mail Act (“CEMA”), RCW § 19.190.020(1)(b),...more

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Not to Change the Subject (Line) ...but Email Marketers May Want to Take Note of a Recent Washington Supreme Court Ruling

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Email marketers will want to take note of a recent Washington State Supreme Court opinion interpreting what constitutes a subject line that is “false or misleading” under Washington’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act (CEMA)....more

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Email Marketing Compliance

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Our readers may recall a prior piece in which we discussed email marketing compliance, and a California statute which prohibits the sending of false or misleading unsolicited commercial email. With the marketing industry’s...more

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