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TCPA class actions – unpublished Third Circuit decision illustrates use of consent defense to defeat predominance requirement for...

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Takeaway: Congress passed the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) in 1991 to address an increase in abusive and unwanted telemarketing practices. For the first few decades of the TCPA’s existence, courts construed the...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Eleventh Circuit Vacates FCC’s TCPA One-to-One Consent Rule on Eve of Effective Date

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On Friday, January 24, 2025, just one business day before it was to take effect on January 27, the Eleventh Circuit vacated the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) One-to-One Consent Rule that was adopted as an...more

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The Federal Court Of Appeal Upholds Canada’s Anti-spam Legislation As Constitutional

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On June 5, 2020, the Federal Court of Appeal (“FCA“) released its decision in 3510395 Canada Inc. v. Attorney General of Canada et al., 2020 FCA 103, in which it upheld the constitutionality of Canada’s anti-spam legislation...more

Burr & Forman

Glasser v. Hilton: Citing Principles of Statutory Interpretation, the Eleventh Circuit Drastically Reduces the Scope of TCPA

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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA” or the “Act”) has limited telephone calls that can be placed using certain automated equipment since 1991.  However, since passage of the Act there has been considerable debate...more

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Fifth Circuit Finds Telecommuting Not Reasonable for Accommodation for Litigation Attorney

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Contrary to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) position discussed in last week’s EmployNews, federal courts continue to allow employers to require employees to actually come to work. Last month, the Fifth...more

Polsinelli

Presentation Matters When Seeking to Compel Arbitration in Consumer Class Actions

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A pair of recent opinions proves that when it comes to compelling arbitration in a consumer class action, presentation of the arbitration clause may matter more than favorable Supreme Court precedent. First, in Norcia v....more

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