The FCC will consider at its Open Meeting this Wednesday, December 13, 2023, a TCPA item focused on “robotexting”, which will be the second item considered at the meeting, scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. ET....more
A recent decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Trim v. Reward Zone USA LLC, No. 22-55517, 2023 WL 5025264 (9th Cir. Aug. 8, 2023), affirmed a district court’s order granting a motion to dismiss a putative TCPA class...more
On June 26, 2023 Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed Senate Bill 1058 which expands the state’s telemarketing statutes. These changes were backed by Attorney General William Tong, who noted that Connecticut’s robocall...more
May was a big month for State Mini-TCPA statutes. Florida passed an amendment to the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act, Fla. Stat. § 501.059 (“FTSA”), New Jersey amended its telemarketing law with Bill S921 (“Seinfeld...more
Ever wonder why you may be advised to scrub lists for reassigned numbers or use the FCC’s Reassigned Number Database prior to texting or calling numbers from a database? Well, here’s a great practical example. ...more
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida recently stayed Simpson v. J.G. Wentworth Co. in light of the Eleventh Circuit's pending en banc decision in Drazen v. Pinto. Both cases involve similar Telephone...more
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Florida H.B. 761 which amends the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (“FTSA” Fla. Stat. § 501.059) has passed both houses and is awaiting Governor Ron DeSantis’ signature. The proposed amendments significantly restrict the...more
On April 20, Washington state Governor Jay Inslee signed HB 1051 which amended the state’s Mini-TCPA by expanding the scope, creating a new section, and prescribing increased penalties. The new bill will take effect July 23,...more