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FTC and Nevada AG Accuse ILM of Deceptive Advertising

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Nevada Attorney General (AG) Aaron D. Ford recently announced that the State of Nevada and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have filed a suit against IYOVIA. IYOVIA currently operates under the brand names IM Mastery...more

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North Carolina AG Sues Timeshare Company for Unsolicited Robocalling

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On October 18, North Carolina Attorney General (AG) Josh Stein filed a complaint against timeshare company Club Exploria, LLC, for allegedly using robocall machines to make unsolicited calls to consumers....more

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Insurance Lead Generation Industry Beware: Court Rules Insurer Vicariously Liable for Actions of Independent Contractors and...

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Insurance lead generation industry take note because an Illinois federal court recently held that Allstate violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act as a result of the actions of its third party, independent contractors...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

GDPR – Company Fined for Improper Data Collection

The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) recently imposed a EUR 310,000 fine, representing 1% of its turnover, on FORIOU, a telemarketing company promoting loyalty programs. The fine stemmed from FORIOU’s use of...more

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U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee Grants FTC’s Motion to Temporarily Shut Down Alleged Credit Card Debt...

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On November 21, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District Of Tennessee granted the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC’s) ex parte motion for, among other relief, a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) to shut down an...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Aggressive Telemarketing: Italian Data Protection Authority fines telephone company 12,251,601 euros

On November 12th , the Italian Data Protection Authority imposed a fine of 12,251,601 euros to a telephone company for illegally processing the data of millions of users for the purpose of carrying out direct marketing...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Client Alert: The Future of Text Message Marketing

As Americans increasingly rely on text messages to communicate on a daily basis, marketers have taken note, and text advertising and marketing is increasingly common.  Indeed, text messages have a read rate of about 98%, and...more

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Second Circuit Holds Flu Shot Reminder Did Not Violate the TCPA

The Second Circuit has affirmed a lower court decision that a flu shot reminder sent by text message by a medical provider did not violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the “TCPA”). The decision is important because...more

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