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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - Telecommunication Consumer Protection Act (TCPA): Update and Practical Guidance
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Every once in a while I see a case where a Plaintiff invites calls on a recorded call and then sues for the calls. Its weird. But it happens often enough that it merits discussion. So the law requires written prior express...more
Last month, we discussed the motion filed by the National Consumers League and four small business owners to intervene in the case of Insurance Marketing Coalition Limited. v. FCC. This motion aimed to challenge the Eleventh...more
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
On December 18, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held oral arguments in Insurance Marketing Coalition Limited (IMC) v. Federal Communication Commission (FCC), which challenges the FCC’s December 2023 order...more
The worlds of telemarketing and lead generation will see significant change next month. Industry change of this magnitude was last seen in October of 2013, when the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) was amended to...more
In January 2024, the FCC adopted a Report and Order that closed the so-called “lead generator loophole,” and also included a number of new consent-related requirements....more
The FCC has adopted a Report and Order imposing a number of new TCPA caller and sender compliance obligations in connection with consumer revocation requests, which are applicable to calls and text messages that otherwise...more
In the evolving world of lead generation and performance-based customer acquisition, the quest for profits can lead to big legal risks, some of them too large for advertisers that buy leads through third parties. Advertisers...more
Marketers that solicit sales or advertise products or services using “robocalls” or “robotexts” (i.e., calls or texts that are initiated using an “automatic telephone dialing system” or voice calls made using an artificial or...more
On December 18, 2023 the FCC released a Second Report and Order, Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), and Waiver Order, which it considered and adopted at its December Open Meeting, furthering what it...more
By a vote of 4-1, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) adopted a new rule amending its regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to close what it refers to as the “lead generator loophole.” ...more
Whether you have been naughty or nice this year, if you are buying or selling leads or otherwise are a participant in the lead generation industry, you may be getting a lump of coal in your stocking. Don’t get upset just yet...more
One of the key issues relating to the NPRM pertains to consent being sent directly to/obtained by one seller at a time. The FCC has now circulated its proposed rule. It has not been adopted yet but it looks like it will be...more
As previously blogged about here, the FCC recently proposed a rule that would turn the lead generation on its head. The proposed new rule goes quite a bit further than simply requiring wireless carriers to block texts from...more
On March 17, 2023, the FCC issued a Report and Order adopting final rules that require mobile wireless providers to block certain text messages to their subscribers. The FCC also issued a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to “ban the practice of obtaining a single consumer consent as grounds for delivering calls and text messages from...more
The Western District of Oklahoma recently granted a plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment against NorthStar Alarm Services, LLC (“NorthStar”) in a certified class action. The court held, in part, that NorthStar was...more
From the perspective of a litigator and trial lawyer, the online lead generation supply chain gives me heartburn sometimes. The problem is one of evidence. In the world of online lead generation and digital marketing, the...more