Telecommunications, Corporate Counsel, Settlement

Texting Lawsuits in Washington – A Reminder About State Laws

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 3/25/2025

Most businesses that send texts to their target audiences are focused on compliance with the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) – and understandably so, given the explosion in class action litigation stemming...more

TCPA Lawyers Cashing In: Court Approves Massive $20.4MM Fee Award in Favor of Class Counsel in TCPA Case Against Dish Networks

Womble Bond Dickinson on 12/11/2018

While the saga in Krakauer v. Dish Network, LLC may be far from over, the Plaintiff’s attorneys in that case certainly have something to smile about. Twenty million somethings. In Krakauer v. Dish Network, Case No....more

$375.00 a Class Member to Settle? Court Approves Whopper of a TCPA Settlement Against Allstate Insurance Company over Junk Faxes

Womble Bond Dickinson on 11/8/2018

It has been a while since TCPAland has seen a settlement in the three digit range per class member. But this week brought us such a settlement by way of the final approval order entered in Etter v. Allstate Insurance...more

Seventh Circuit Ties Class Counsel’s Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees to Amount Claimed by Class, in Context of a Judgment

BakerHostetler on 11/20/2017

On November 14, 2017, the Seventh Circuit issued its third opinion ending a class action that was almost a decade old. Holtzman v. Turza, No. 17-2330, 2017 WL 5450484 (7th Cir. Nov. 14, 2017). The class action alleged that...more

ZTE Is Assessed $1.19 Billion in Penalties for Criminal and Civil Violations of Export Control and Economic Sanctions Laws and...

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/13/2017

On March 7, 2017, the U.S. government announced that China's Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation and its affiliate, ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd. (collectively "ZTE"), have agreed to a global settlement...more

"US Announces Record-Setting Penalties for Violations of Export Controls and Economic Sanctions"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/10/2017

On March 7, 2017, the United States announced that China’s Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd. and their respective affiliates (collectively, ZTE) had agreed to a record...more