News & Analysis as of

Florida Class Action

Carlton Fields

Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of July 28 - August 1, 2025

Carlton Fields on

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Pop v. LuliFama.com - class action, FDUTPA, influencers - Perfection Bakeries v. Retail Wholesale - pension fund, withdrawal liability - Bayse v. Philbin - qualified...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of July 14 - 18, 2025

Carlton Fields on

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Walmart v. King - APA, ALJs, constitutional challenge - Gray v. Birchfield - employment, harassment, punitive damages, assault, battery - USA v. Rowe - prior panel precedent...more

Alston & Bird

Back from the Brink: District Court Clears Air Regarding Individualized Damages Assessment in Data Breach Cases

Alston & Bird on

On June 27, 2025, the District Court for the Middle District of Florida, on remand from the Eleventh Circuit, reversed course when it denied class certification to a group of plaintiffs who were purportedly impacted by a...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Florida District Court Declines to Expand ERISA Disclosure Requirements

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

A Florida district court recently gave TECO Energy, Inc. another victory in an ERISA case when it dismissed Plaintiff’s proposed class action with prejudice. Roche v. Teco Energy, Inc., No. 8:23-cv-01571, 2025 U.S. Dist....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Florida Closes the Door on “Quiet Hour” Email Claims Under the FCCPA

Over the past few years, we’ve seen a wave of consumer lawsuits filed under Florida’s Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA), many of them alleging violations of the law’s “quiet hours” provision based solely on the timing...more

Baker Donelson

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

Baker Donelson on

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

Ballard Spahr LLP

DeSantis signs bill allowing debt collection emails between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m.

Ballard Spahr LLP on

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed legislation making it clear that debt collection emails sent between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. do not violate Florida law....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Financial Services and Technology: Florida Changes Law to Make Clear that Collection-Related Emails Are Not Included in the...

On May 16, Governor Ron DeSantis signed bill CS/CS/SB 232 into law. The bill includes modifications to the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) to make clear that the prohibition on communications between “9...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of May 5 - 9, 2025

Carlton Fields on

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Jones v. Ceinski - qualified immunity - Otto Candies v. Citigroup - RICO, fraud, conspiracy - Berrocal v. US Att’y Gen - standing, international treaty - Maglana v....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Navigating Claims Under the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act and Florida Telemarketing Act

A recent decision out of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida was very favorable for businesses defending Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA) and Florida Telemarketing Act (FTA) claims. The...more

Mintz - Technology, Communications & Media...

Telephone and Texting Compliance News — September 2024

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 discuss a...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (September 4, 2024)

Wiley Rein LLP on

Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

One of the Millions Impacted in the USDoD Social Security Data Breach? Here’s What to Do Next.

Millions of individuals could be at the mercy of cybercriminals after a hacking group launched a large-scale data breach impacting 2.9 billion records, including Social Security numbers and other sensitive information. The...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

FTSA Lawsuit Update

Readers of our blog may recall a recent piece in which we discussed a Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (“FTSA”) lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. In Morris v. Lincare,...more

A&O Shearman

Southern District Of Florida Dismisses Suit Against French Content Moderation Company And Previews Acceptable Amended Complaint

A&O Shearman on

On May 22, 2024, Judge Cecilia M. Altonoga of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted a motion to dismiss a putative shareholder action asserting claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

FTSA Standing

Readers of our blog may recall a recent article in which we discussed two Florida class action lawsuits that significantly limited telemarketing companies’ exposure in cases alleging violations of the Florida Telephone...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

11th Circuit Puts to Sleep Florida Anti-Woke Law Prohibiting Certain Workplace Training

You may recall that in 2021 the State of Florida, in a much-publicized move, passed a law called the “Stop W.O.K.E. Act,” which banned Florida employers from mandating employee attendance to any training or instruction that...more

King & Spalding

Florida Magistrate Judge Rules Against Florida’s Efforts to Prohibit CMS from Enforcing an Informational Bulletin on Health...

King & Spalding on

On January 29, 2023, a Florida Magistrate Judge recommended denying the State of Florida’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction and granting CMS’s Motion to Dismiss in connection with the implementation and enforcement of its...more

Mintz - Technology, Communications & Media...

Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Litigation Update — FTSA Roundup: A Defendant-Friendly Start to 2024

The last month has brought several noteworthy decisions helpful for defendants facing class actions brought under the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA). Issues include the enforcement of arbitration agreements,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Recent Court Rulings Reinforce the Validity of Florida's Amended Telephone Solicitation Act and Bring Further Clarity

Since its enactment on July 1, 2021, the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA) has become a significant pain point for businesses, leading to extensive class action exposure, particularly for those involved in telephonic...more

A&O Shearman

Southern District Of Florida Grants In Part And Denies In Part Motion To Dismiss Proposed Securities Class Action Against Electric...

A&O Shearman on

On November 27, 2023, Judge Kathleen M. Williams of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted in part and denied in part a motion to dismiss a proposed securities class action alleging that...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Eleventh Circuit Expands on Drazen II, Holding that an Unwanted Text is Sufficient for FTSA Standing

In a per curiam unpublished opinion, the Eleventh Circuit recently held that a plaintiff had standing to assert claims under the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (“FTSA,” Fla. Stat. § 501.059) for his receipt of five...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

The New Wave of Florida Telephone Solicitation Act Litigation

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

With advances in technology and business marketing come changes in the law and new litigation. Many businesses are familiar with the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) but may be less familiar with Florida’s...more

Adams & Reese

Wave of Class Actions Targeting Businesses Marketing to Florida

Adams & Reese on

Wave of Class Actions Targeting Businesses Marketing to Florida Is your business at risk? With the 2022 surge of telemarketing class actions, businesses need to be increasingly concerned about their practices and...more

Shipkevich PLLC

Florida Middle District Court Finds Receiving Pre-Recorded Voice Messages Insufficient Basis for Standing to Bring Class Action...

Shipkevich PLLC on

On November 2, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida held, sua sponte, that a plaintiff did not have standing to bring a class action suit alleging a TCPA violation. The February 9, 2022 complaint...more

38 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide