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Sitting with the C-Suite: Best Practices in Mobile Device Data Preservation
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ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: In a landmark decision that challenges the European Commission’s transparency standards, the General Court of the European Union has ruled against Commission President Ursula von der Leyen over...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
North Carolina Power Outage Points to Homeland Security Long-Documented Threats to US Power Grid - “Moore County blackouts serve as reminder that nation’s electricity infrastructure could be vulnerable targets for domestic...more
Given the business disruptions caused by COVID-19, many companies welcomed the ease and minimal costs of using dialing and texting platforms to reach existing and new customers for marketing and sales. ...more
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
The Middle District of Florida recently held that a defendant cannot invoke the “emergency purposes” exception to the TCPA if the defendant continues to send messages after the plaintiff has instructed the defendant to stop. ...more
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas recently held that unsolicited text messages that simply inform recipients of the availability of a free COVID-19 vaccine are protected by the “emergency purposes”...more
In a Public Notice issued July 28, 2020, the FCC confirmed that the TCPA’s safe harbor for calls or text messages made for “emergency purposes” applies to calls and text messages made by or on behalf of health care entities...more
Welcome! Welcome to the new format of All Consuming . We listened to the feedback. A newsletter filled with long articles gives the detailed information some are looking for but becomes another thing that others have to...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to find new ways to work through digital technology. Now, more than ever, an enormous percentage of our communications occur over the phone and online. The Department of Labor’s recent...more
Restaurants hit hard during the COVID-19 outbreak may be doing all they can to stay in touch with their customers to encourage them to participate in takeout and reward them for their loyalty. While text marketing to...more
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
The FCC recently issued a declaratory ruling explaining what calls and text message alerts it viewed as “emergency” for purposes of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Under TCPA, requirements to obtain consent to make...more
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
Businesses continuing to operate with shelter in place directives due to the COVID-19 pandemic may be contemplating adjusting their consumer and client outreach. Companies accustomed to interpersonal interactions may be...more
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) generally prohibits automated calls, including text messages, to cell phones without sufficient prior express consent, and imposes a statutory penalty of $500 to $1,500 per...more
In the current environment, companies face a need to communicate with customers and patients about the impact that coronavirus (“COVID-19”) will have on their ability to provide goods and services....more
On March 20, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a declaratory ruling with respect to the emergency purposes exception of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)....more
We recently discussed the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) exemption for autodialed calls, prerecorded messages, and text messages made for emergency purposes and what the exemption means for businesses who need to...more
Communication is critical in an emergency. It can save lives, mitigate disasters, and, importantly, prevent the spread of disease....more