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TCPA Suit Tossed Where Plaintiff Not A ‘Called Party’

A Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) plaintiff who was neither a subscriber of the telephone number nor a customary user of the number failed to state a claim under the statute, a New York federal court has ruled....more

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FCC suspects robocaller of illegal call traffic

On May 20, the FCC released a notification of suspected illegal traffic against a voice service provider (VSP) for allegedly originating illegal robocall traffic. According to the FCC, it appeared that the VSP claimed to...more

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New TCPA Rules: Revoking Consent to Robocalls and Robotexts

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On February 15, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved amendments to the rules and regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The adopted Report and Order and Further Notice of...more

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FCC Rules AI-Generated Voices Fall Under TCPA Restrictions

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Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a unanimous ruling that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) restrictions on the use of “artificial or prerecorded voices” apply to AI technology that...more

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FCC and FTC Announce new AI Calling and Voice Initiatives

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On November 16th, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced new independent initiatives regarding the use and implications of AI technologies on consumers in the context of...more

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Colorado Federal Court Declines to Dismiss TCPA Claim: Finds ATDS Plausibly Alleged Based on Reasoning in Facebook’s Footnote 7

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More than two years after the Supreme Court’s opinion in Facebook v. Duguid, courts and litigants continue to wrestle with the statutory definition of “automatic telephone dialing system” (ATDS) under the Telephone Consumer...more

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FCC affirms three-call limit but permits oral consent

On December 21, the FCC issued an order on reconsideration and declaratory ruling under the TCPA, affirming a three-call limit and opt-out requirements for exempted residential calls. ...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

As Courts Grapple With The Severability of The Federal Debt-Collection Exemption, SCOTUS Is Asked to Resolve The Issue

The 2016 amendments to the TCPA—which created an exemption for calls that are made “solely to collect a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States”—have inadvertently reshaped the way that TCPA claims are litigated....more

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$267 Million Judgment against Debt Collector for TCPA Violations

On September 10, 2019, California federal judge, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, entered a $267 million judgment against a debt collection agency, Rash Curtis & Associates (Rash Curtis), for its violation of the...more

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Ninth Circuit Dials Back Robocall Exemption for Government Debt

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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) has long banned certain people from spamming your cellphone with “robocalls” placed through automated dialers. But this ban did not extend to all types of robocalls. If the call...more

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New York Bill Targeting Robocalls Could Significantly Increase Exposure for Financial Services Companies

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A New York law aimed at curbing robocalls could significantly increase risk for companies relying on auto-dialers or prerecorded calls to contact customers. ...more

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Ninth Circuit Case on TCPA Autodialer Definition Settles: What Does It Mean?

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In September 2018, in Marks v. San Diego Crunch, a unanimous U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit three-judge panel held that the TCPA's definition of an automatic dialing system (ATDS) includes telephone equipment...more

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Ninth Circuit decision on TCPA autodialer definition settles: what does it mean?

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In September 2018, in Marks v. San Diego Crunch, a unanimous Ninth Circuit three-judge panel held that the TCPA’s definition of an automatic dialing system (ATDS) includes telephone equipment that can automatically dial phone...more

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District Court of Minnesota Finds Calls to a Reassigned Number Did Not Violate the TCPA

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In Roark v. Credit One Bank, N.A., No. 16-173 (PAM/ECW), 2018 WL 5921652 (D. Minn. Nov. 13, 2018), the District Court of Minnesota found that calls to a reassigned phone number did not violate the TCPA because the caller’s...more

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It’s all So Clear Now: When Asked a Second Time Court Makes Sure to Clarify that the TCPA Still Applies to Debt Collection Calls

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There’s nothing wrong with pushing your luck, in theory. But once in a while luck pushes back. A few weeks back Ocwen obtained an almost-great ruling in Wilfredo Gonzalez v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, Case No:...more

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Ninth Circuit Accepts Broad Definition of ATDS

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A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday handed the plaintiffs’ bar a resounding win. ...more

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Contracts 101: Court Rules Contractual TCPA Consent Is Irrevocable Even if the Contract Doesn’t Specifically Say So

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Well it has been a while since we’ve had anything to report regarding case law developing around “Good Reyes”–Reyes v. Lincoln Auto. Fin. Servs., 861 F.3d 51, 56 (2d Cir. 2017), as amended (Aug. 21, 2017). Indeed, with all...more

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In Wake of D.C. Circuit’s ACA Decision, Industry Trade Groups Petition FCC for Narrow Interpretation of “Automated Telephone...

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Last week, a coalition of numerous trade organizations, including, among others, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Bankers Association, the Consumer Bankers Association, and the Mortgage Bankers Association, filed a...more

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FTC and FCC release tentative agenda for March 23 policy forum on robocalls

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As we previously reported, on March 23, 2018 in Washington, D.C., the FTC and FCC will co-host a joint policy forum that will cover recent policy changes and enforcement actions as well as the agencies’ efforts to encourage...more

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D.C. Circuit TCPA decision gives industry partial victory, but no certainty

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The decision last week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on petitions seeking review of the Federal Communications Commission’s 2015 Declaratory Ruling and Order implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection...more

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D.C. Circuit TCPA Decision Gives Industry Partial Victory But No Certainty

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The decision last week of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruling on petitions seeking review of the Federal Communications Commission’s (the “FCC”) 2015 Declaratory Ruling and Order (the “2015 Ruling”)...more

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FCC targets fraudulent robocalls with new call blocking rules

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The FCC has issued a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Order) adopting new rules to allow voice service providers to proactively block calls from certain numbers that are suspected to be fraudulent....more

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You Can’t Always Get What You Want—Second Circuit Affirms Parties Can Bargain Away TCPA Right To Revoke Consent To Automated Calls

As the Rolling Stones famously sing, “You can’t always get what you want.” And in the ever treacherous world of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), 47 U.S.C. § 227, et seq., the Second Circuit has ruled that means...more

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