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McGlinchey Stafford

District Court Finds Defendant Honored Opt-out Request Within Reasonable Timeframe under TCPA

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The Northern District of New York recently granted a motion to dismiss a putative class action on the grounds that the defendant honored the named class representative’s request to opt out of text messages within a reasonable...more

Burr & Forman

New York Court Dismisses TCPA Claim Based on Three Text Messages Sent After Revocation Request

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After receiving a text message from Defendant advertising Defendant’s products, Plaintiff texted “stop,” his request was acknowledged but Defendant sent him three more text advertisements over a nine day period. Apparently,...more

Troutman Amin LLP

ITS HERE: The First of a Wave of New “Keyword Avoider” SMS Opt Out TCPA Class Actions Has Been Filed And TCPAWorld Will Never Be...

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An attorney named Jeff Lohman recently narrowly escaped a jury verdict against him on a RICO claim arising out of allegations he had manufactured TCPA claims by encouraging clients to use vague opt out language during phone...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

FCC revocation rules poised to take effect

Barring a last-minute reprieve, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) new rules regarding how consumers can revoke their consent under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) will go into effect on April 11, 2025...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

REPUBLISHED TCPA Horror Story: 1 Fax+1 Lawsuit = $12.5M Award– Man’s home, business in limbo

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OCEAN CITY – A local man is fighting to save his beachfront home after a crushing legal award of $12.5 million in damages. He said it’s over sending a single fax to a company in Pope County, Ark. Gene Kalsky was recently...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

ACA International v. F.C.C., et al.

• The D.C. Circuit reviewed a 2015 FCC order that interpreted the TCPA’s prohibition against using automated dialing devices to make unsolicited calls to cellular telephones. The court set aside two portions of the 2015 Order...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FCC Cannot Require Opt-Out Notice on "Solicited" Fax Ads, D.C. Circuit Holds

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The FCC's 2006 Solicited Fax Rule is unlawful to the extent that it requires opt-out notices on solicited fax advertisements, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has held in a 2-1 ruling....more

Carlton Fields

FCC Adopts New Privacy Rules

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On November 2, the FCC released its Report and Order adopting new privacy rules for telecommunications carriers after a 3-2 vote. After the reclassification of broadband internet access service as a telecommunications...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FCC Issues Citations for Violations of TCPA Consent Requirement for Autodialed or Prerecorded Telemarketing Calls

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently issued citations to two companies charged with violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) consent requirements for autodialed or prerecorded calls to wireless...more

Carlton Fields

Cyberclaim Coverage Denied: The TCPA Protects Privacy, Not Personally Identifiable Information

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In Doctors Direct Ins., Inc. v. Beaute’ E’mergente, LLC, No. 1-14-2919 (Ill. App. Ct. June 22, 2015), an Illinois state appellate court recently affirmed that a medical malpractice liability insurer did not owe a duty to...more

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