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Tenth Circuit Finds That Invitations to Town Halls Regarding Covid-19 Triggered the TCPA’s Emergency Purposes Exception; Declines...

In a case analyzing whether invitations to town hall meetings regarding COVID-19 were exempted from liability by the TCPA’s emergency purposes exception, the Tenth Circuit declined to address whether a municipality is a...more

Hinch Newman LLP

Roundup of FTC Consumer Protection Matters of Interest to Digital Advertisers: March 2023

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In March 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced a number of consumer protection actions involving data privacy, COVID health claims, a robocall debt relief pitch scheme, and alleged harmful noncompete restrictions. The...more

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HHS Requests FCC Opinion on Whether Certain Telephonic Communications are Permissible Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act

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On April 28, 2022, in a joint letter written by the HHS Secretary, Xavier Becerra, and CMS Administrator, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, to the Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HHS requested an opinion...more

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FCC Seeks Comment on HHS/CMS Request for Certainty About Communications Critical to Federal and State Health Insurance Programs...

Reacting quickly to a joint request by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (collectively, the Health Agencies) last Thursday, the FCC released a Public...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC, DOJ Seek to Enjoin Internet Provider From Facilitating Illegal Robocalls

On April 26, the DOJ filed a federal complaint on behalf of the FTC against a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service, a related company, and its owner for allegedly facilitating the transmission of illegal telemarketing...more

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The State AG Report - Volume 7, Issue 46

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Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: 51 Attorneys General Urge FCC to Implement...more

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Is The TCPA Constitutional? - The Bullet Point: A Commercial Law Bulletin

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The Bullet Point is a biweekly update of recent, unique, and impactful cases in state and federal courts in the area of commercial litigation. We’re pleased to expand the Bullet Point from its previous coverage of Ohio case...more

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The State AG Report - Volume 7, Issue 32 | August 2021

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Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: Bipartisan Group of 51 AGs Supports FCC’s...more

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Priorities And Trends Discussed At This Week’s NAAG Consumer Protection Spring Conference

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On May 11, 2021, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) held its Spring Consumer Protection Conference virtually with more than 500 attendees. The conference comprised a series of panel discussions with state...more

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AD-ttorneys@law – May 2021 #2

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BakerHostetler 2021 Data Security Incident Response Report – Disruption and Transformation - The report provides risk mitigation and compromise response intelligence from more than 1,250 data security incidents the firm...more

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CFPB Proposes Mortgage Servicing Changes; Supreme Court Weighs in on TCPA

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In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continued to be active under its new leadership this week, warning mortgage servicers to prepare now for an anticipated surge of homeowners needing assistance...more

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Anti-Discrimination Clarification From CFPB | $110 Million Charity Scam | Deceptive Claims re: CBD Cures

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2022 AG Elections- Kansas Attorney General Eyes Governor’s Mansion- •Kansas AG Derek Schmidt announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Governor in 2022. •Schmidt, who first assumed the AG’s office in...more

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What to Expect From Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel’s FCC

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Shortly after his inauguration, President Biden appointed Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel as acting chairwoman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel is expected to pursue the...more

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The Promise of Connectivity: A Conversation with USTelecom President & CEO Jonathan Spalter

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Wiley Telecom, Media & Technology partner Katy Milner sits down with USTelecom President & CEO Jonathan Spalter to discuss the importance of broadband to our everyday lives and for our connected future. Their discussion...more

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SEC Adopts Rule Providing New Regulatory Framework For Fund-Of-Funds

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In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it adopted Rule 12d1-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), providing a new regulatory framework for fund-of-funds and final...more

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COVID-19 Fees Challenged | DC AG Sues Instacart | $10 Million Penalty For Robocalls & False Ads

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COVID-19- Senior Living Facilities Warned Against Charging Potentially Illegal COVID-19 Fees- •Michigan AG Dana Nessel sent cease and desist letters to senior living facilities owner CSIG Holding Co. LLC, management...more

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Stronger Price Gouging Law In New York | Suit Over Billions Of Robocalls | Settlement With Children’s App Developer

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COVID-19- New York Strengthens Protections Against Price Gouging- •New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed 8189 and A.10270 into law, which strengthen New York state’s ability to combat price gouging on essential goods and...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

COVID-19: What Communications Service Providers Need to Know – May 2020 #5

As the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly unfolds, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has been active to keep communications services available through various waivers, extensions, and other regulatory relief. ...more

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Financial Services Weekly Roundup: OCC Finalizes New CRA Rule; Regulators Continue To Provide COVID-19-related Relief

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In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized a rule to strengthen and modernize regulations under the Community Reinvestment Act; the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt...more

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FCC Rules Certain Communications Related to COVID-19 Are Permissible Under TCPA “Emergency Purposes” Exception

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On March 20, the FCC released a declaratory ruling clarifying that certain calls and text messages related to COVID-19 satisfy the “emergency purposes” exception to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (“TCPA”) prohibition...more

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COVID-19-Related Fraud Continues | Wind Turbine Scam | AG Shuts Down Illegal Robocallers

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COVID-19- Attorneys General and FTC Continue to Protect the Public from COVID-19-Related Fraud- Florida AG Ashley Moody sued advertising company Traffic Jam Events, LLC and its owner for allegedly mailing deceptive used car...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

TCPA FCC Petitions Tracker - April 2020

Kelley Drye’s Communications Practice Group presents this tracker of active Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) petitions before the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”). With the recent increase in litigation...more

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FCC/FTC Stake out Aggressive Robocall Position, Tell Gateway VoIP Providers to Block COVID-19 Robocalls – or Be Blocked Themselves

The FTC and FCC have taken a number of actions to stem unlawful robocalls generally and, during the COVID-19 pandemic, to stem harmful and deceptive calls that seek to exploit the COVID-19 crisis. Even amid the backdrop of...more

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FCC Takes Action Against COVID-19-Related Scam Robocalls

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Earlier this month, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) jointly warned three gateway providers to immediately stop transmitting a “flood” of overseas-originating scam...more

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U.S. Financial Institutions Petition FCC to Exclude Their Informational Calls from TCPA Liability During the COVID-19 Pandemic

On March 30, 2020, the American Bankers Association (“ABA”) and several other associations of banks and credit unions (together, “petitioners”) effectively asked the FCC to exempt all COVID-related calls and texts to...more

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