When TCPAWorld reported on the ATDS case surviving the pleadings stage recently I had a bad feeling we were about to see more of these arguments. And now– in a classic canary-coalmine moment– serial litigator and famed...more
On August 26 2025, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida issued a useful decision for companies contesting National Do Not Call (“DNC”) claims. In Davis v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc., the Court granted...more
So we had an incredible R.E.A.C.H. member call on Friday. We covered a ton of critical topics– FTC actions, new SMS rulings, FCC and legislative developments and advocacy work, big TCPA developments, etc. If you’re not a...more
Davis v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc., No. 4:24-cv-477-AW-MAF (N.D. Fla. Aug. 26, 2025) - Plaintiff filed a putative class action, claiming that Defendant violated 47 U.S.C. § 227(c)(5) and its implementing regulation, 47 C.F.R. §...more
The bar for pleading solicitations in TCPA DNC cases may have just been raised a smidge. In Bell v. Hawx Services, 2025 WL 2533371 (E.D. Cal Sept. 3, 2025) a court dismissed a TCPA DNC case finding allegations the calls at...more
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
Texas continues the trend of state “mini-TCPA” laws expansion in response to the Supreme Court of the Unites States’ landmark ruling in Facebook v. Duguid, which limited the reach of the TCPA by narrowly defining an...more
Effective September 1, 2025, Texas Senate Bill 140—often referred to as the state’s “Mini-TCPA”—became law. The change means that text messages are now treated the same way as telephone solicitations under Texas rules....more
Changes in state telemarketing laws are reshaping how businesses communicate with consumers. Most recently, with the passage of Senate Bill 140 (SB 140), Texas amended its telemarketing law to broaden its scope in a number of...more
While our readers are keenly aware of federal telemarketing regulations, most notably the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), fewer readers likely know about the various “mini-TCPA” laws that exist in numerous states....more
Effective September 1, 2025, Texas Senate Bill 140 (SB 140) will enact several significant changes to the state’s telemarketing laws (Business and Commercial Code, Chapters 301-305 (TX Mini-TCPA)) that, collectively, increase...more
On September 1, 2025, Texas Senate Bill 140 (SB 140) becomes effective, broadening certain aspects of the state’s telemarketing law to cover text messages, multimedia messages and similar electronic communications. The...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
Every once in a while I see a case where a Plaintiff invites calls on a recorded call and then sues for the calls. Its weird. But it happens often enough that it merits discussion. So the law requires written prior express...more
As we reported earlier this summer, a bill (S.B. 140) was recently enacted in Texas that amends the state’s telemarketing law (TX BUS & COM T.10, Chap. 301-306) to 1) expand the definition of “telephone solicitation” to...more
Our readers may recall a piece in which we discussed a recent decision from the United States Supreme Court which more than opened the door to judicial review of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (“TCPA”) implementing...more
Ever pump gas and seen the little POS sign up screen asking you to join an SMS program to save a few cents a gallon on gas? I know I have and I always chuckled because I know the disclosures are inadequate and the entire...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
Key Takeaways: Companies should scrub calling lists against the Reassigned Numbers Database (RND) at least every 31 days to protect themselves from TCPA liability....more
Question: Amendments to Texas’s “Mini-TCPA” take effect on September 1, 2025. How will these changes impact my business’s telemarketing activities? Answer: The amendments broaden the scope of Texas’s telemarketing law....more
On July 21, 2025, the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois issued an important decision for Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) defendants. In Jones et al. v. Blackstone Medical Services,...more
The Sixth Circuit recently delivered a clear message to litigants pursuing claims under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA): high call volume alone is not enough. In Fluker v. Ally Financial, Inc., the court...more
Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court held that district courts are not bound by the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) interpretations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. §227. See...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