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TCPAWORLD ON THE ROAD: Nomorobo is at it again– Suing RSI ENTERPRISES, INC for at least $1.798MM

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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

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Mclaughlin on Down: District of New Jersey Grants Class Certification on TCPA Fax Claims

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Following the Supreme Court’s decision in McLaughlin Chiropractic Assoc., Inc. v. McKesson Corp., district courts have begun to respond by declining to follow the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s interpretation of...more

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PRIME TIME: Wolf Destroys Window Cleaner’s Hopes of Quick TCPA Class Action Exit

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A window washing company in Chicago is caught in a TCPA class action arising out of their apparent use of prerecorded calls to contact consumers. In Bulgart v. Prime Time Window Cleaning, 2025 WL 1899536 (N.D. Ill. July 9,...more

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AU FOND: Camp Lejeune Lead Leads to Trouble For CHARLES BARATTA LLC, doing business as PRIME MARKETING– But I learned a new...

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Au Fond. Do you folks know this lovely phrase? Here I–Mr. Highly Selective Dictionary for the Extraordinarily Literate memorizer– thought I knew it all. And yet the Czar just learned something mysterious and lovely that has...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (July 15, 2025)

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FTC Sends Warning Letters Regarding Potential Noncompliance With “Made in USA” Requirements. On July 8, the FTC sent letters to a flagpole retailer, footwear maker, football equipment company, and personal care products...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (July 1, 2025)

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New York Legislature Passes FAIR Business Practices Act. On June 18, the New York state legislature passed the Fostering Affordability and Integrity through Reasonable Business Practices Act (FAIR Business Practices Act),...more

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The State AG Report – 06.05.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • AGs Secure Contempt Ruling Against Robocaller for...more

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AGs Secure Contempt Ruling Against Robocaller for Allegedly Violating Prior Court Order

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A bipartisan coalition of seven AGs obtained an order from a federal district court holding John Spiller in contempt for allegedly continuing to engage in illegal robocalling in violation of a stipulated order that limited...more

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The State AG Report – 04.17.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Illegal E-Cigarette Sales Targeted by AG Enforcement...more

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Bipartisan AG Task Force Wants to Hang Up on Illegal Robocalls

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The bipartisan Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force—consisting of 51 AGs—issued warning letters to nine Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers that they may be transmitting illegal robocall traffic in...more

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Time of Day TCPA Cases Inundate the Federal Docket

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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), 47 U.S.C. § 227, is always a hot topic. Over the course of the last four months, however, a new and novel theory of TCPA liability—time-of-day text message cases—has flooded the...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Do Not Disturb: Observe Telemarketing Hours!

Last month, a putative class action Complaint was filed against Dave & Buster’s (“Defendant”) for allegedly failing to observe proper telemarketing hours. In Laureta v. Dave & Buster’s Inc., Plaintiff claims that he received...more

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One Florida Firm is Targeting Ecommerce Brands With TCPA Class Actions Claiming That Promotional Text Messages Sent Outside of...

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In 2024, a single firm in Florida started targeting social media users with an ad campaign claiming that any promotional text message sent outside the hours of 8am and 9pm violates the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. This...more

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News — February 2025

We are pleased to present our latest edition of Telephone and Texting Compliance News, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In this month’s Regulatory Update, we cover the FCC’s...more

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FCC Expands Call Blocking Requirements for Voice Service Providers

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On February 27, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted an Eighth Report and Order (Order) expanding the Commission’s rules targeting illegal robocallers. The Order extends the requirement to...more

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ACCC announces its Compliance and Enforcement Priorities for 2025/26

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On 20 February 2025, Gina Cass-Gottlieb, Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced the ACCC's 2025-26 Compliance and Enforcement Priorities. The ACCC's priorities continue to target conduct...more

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Do You Need Help With TCR Registration?

If you are the owner of a telemarketing business, there is a good chance that you are familiar with The Campaign Registry (“TCR”). TCR registration is essential for businesses for several reasons. Crucially, it ensures that...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Eleventh Circuit Strikes Down One-to-One Consent Rule

On February 6, 2025, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the FCC’s one-to-one consent rule. Applying the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enters. v. Raimondo, 9 the Eleventh Circuit ruled that the FCC...more

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Loper Blight: 11th Circuit Vacates FCC Lead Generator “One-to-One” and “Logically/Topically Related” Consent Provisions

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In yet a third setback for the FCC since the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright opinion eliminating Chevron deference, the 11th Circuit last Friday in Insurance Marketing Coalition Limited v. FCC, vacated two TCPA consent...more

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SCOTUS Hears Arguments on Judicial Interpretation of Agency Authority Under the TCPA

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On January 21, 2025, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corporation, et al., a case and decision that may have an outsized impact on the nature of judicial review of...more

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Eleventh hour reprieve: Eleventh Circuit vacates FCC 1:1 consent rule on eve of enforcement date

Late on Friday, January 24, 2025, much to the relief of lead generators and their customers across the country, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) so-called...more

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FCC Postpones Effective Date of TCPA One-to-One Consent Rule Before it is Vacated by the Eleventh Circuit

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On the eve prior to its effective date, the FCC’s One-to-One Consent Rule that sought to redefine the meaning of "prior express written consent" under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, was postponed for one year by order...more

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Python Bites Back: Counterclaims Based on Alleged Consent Survive Plaintiff’s Motion to Dismiss

TCPA defendants often assert, in either a motion to dismiss or answer (or both), that a plaintiff gave prior express consent to receive the calls or text messages at issue. But it is the exceptional case where a defendant...more

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FCC’s New 1:1 Consent Rule Spells Trouble in 2025

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On January 27, 2025, the new Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) rule requiring telemarketers to obtain one-to-one consent for robocalls/texts is scheduled to go into effect. Expanding on the Telephone Consumer...more

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FTC Enforcement Trends in Consumer Protection Under the Biden Administration

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission) has continued aggressive regulation in the consumer protection space under the Biden administration. This persistent approach has occurred even in the face of recent...more

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