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The FTSA - The FTSA (Fla. Stat. § 501.059), often referred to as Florida’s mini-TCPA, regulates how and when solicitors can call and text consumers. Most notably for present purposes, it prohibits telephonic solicitations...more
Florida Telemarketer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for $67 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme - On December 6, Jose Goyos was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in managing a deceptive telemarketing scheme to...more
A recent decision out of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida was very favorable for businesses defending Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA) and Florida Telemarketing Act (FTA) claims. The...more
Recently, a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) case was filed against Sunflora, Inc. (“Sunflora”) in the Middle District of Florida for allegedly violating the prerecorded voice provisions of both the TCPA and Florida...more
Readers of our blog may recall a recent piece in which we discussed a Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (“FTSA”) lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. In Morris v. Lincare,...more
Last month, in Woodard v. Health Insurance Alliance (“HIA”), a judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois issued a useful decision for defendants, dismissing Plaintiff’s Telephone Consumer...more
Readers of our blog may recall a recent article in which we discussed two Florida class action lawsuits that significantly limited telemarketing companies’ exposure in cases alleging violations of the Florida Telephone...more
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida recently denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss on standing grounds even though plaintiff remained on the line to discover the identity of the caller solely for the...more
No one likes receiving telemarketing calls or text messages from strangers. That’s one reason Congress enacted the Telephone Consumer Protection Act more than 30 years ago. Initially designed, in part, to combat the scourge...more
In a per curiam unpublished opinion, the Eleventh Circuit recently held that a plaintiff had standing to assert claims under the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (“FTSA,” Fla. Stat. § 501.059) for his receipt of five...more
Many businesses let out a collective sigh of relief when the Florida Legislature’s amendments to the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA) went into effect in May 2023. These amendments looked to bring an end to a...more
In a unanimous en banc decision, the Eleventh Circuit recently held that “a single unwanted, illegal telemarketing text message” is sufficient to allege a concrete injury under the TCPA. Drazen v Pinto, No. 21-10199, 2023 WL...more
Last month, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed H.B. 761/S.B. 1308, a law that will amend the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act. Reports of the FTSA's death cannot be exaggerated. As I will discuss below, while there are some...more
On May 25, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation amending the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (“FTSA”). The amendment is intended to reign in the proliferation of individual and consumer class actions...more
In 2021, the Florida Legislature took drastic action in amending the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA) to make the statute more consumer-friendly after the United States Supreme Court's landmark decision in Facebook...more
May was a difficult month for plaintiffs and potential plaintiffs with alleged Telephone Consumer Privacy Act and Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (“FTSA,” aka Florida’s “Mini-TCPA”) claims in Florida. First, the...more
Less than two years after amendments to the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA) sent shockwaves through the business community and ushered in a flood of litigation, Florida enacted HB 761, which again substantially...more
On May 25, 2023, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law amendments to the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act, Fla. Stat. § 501.059, a state-law analog to the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)....more
In July 2021, Florida passed the Florida Telemarketing Solicitation Act (FTSA), affectionately called the "mini-TCPA" by some. Like the Federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), FTSA amended Florida's pre-existing...more
Florida is poised to enact major changes to its anti-robocall law, the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA). For the past couple of years, Florida has enjoyed a reputation for having the most restrictive automated...more
The proposed amendment significantly tightens the conduct that constitutes a violation of the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA). The amendment narrows the definition of “autodialer,” limits violations to...more
The Florida Senate passed HB 761 late yesterday by a 29-10 vote, less than a week after the bill sailed through the Florida House by a 99-14 vote. As we previously reported, passage of this bill paves the way for significant...more
The Middle District of Florida partially rejected a plaintiff’s motion for entry of final default judgment in Brown v. Care Front Funding, No. 8:22-cv-02408-VMC-JSS, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60879 (M.D. Fla. Apr. 6, 2023),...more
With advances in technology and business marketing come changes in the law and new litigation. Many businesses are familiar with the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) but may be less familiar with Florida’s...more
The Florida Telephonic Solicitation Act was significantly amended in 2021. The most notable amendments that became effective as of July 1, 2021, included... Originally published in Law360....more