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Telephone Consumer Protection Act Telemarketing State and Local Government

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1991 to protect consumers from unsolicited telephone marketing calls.  
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State Law Updates in Maryland, West Virginia

In state law news, the West Virginia legislature is considering two new telemarketing bills, while a new law has taken effect in Maryland....more

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Redial: 2023 TCPA Year-in-Review

Eversheds Sutherland presents our 8th annual TCPA year-in-review report highlighting key TCPA issues and trends. Few industries are immune from TCPA liability. In 2023, the insurance, financial services, energy and health...more

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2023 Year in Review: Telephone Consumer Protection Act

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Welcome to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review. Looking Ahead to 2024 - States will continue to enact or update their mini-TCPA and...more

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Maryland Rings in the New Year with an Expanded Telemarketing Law

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Telemarketers celebrating the new year should be aware of Maryland’s new telemarketing law, Stop the Spam Calls Act, which took effect January 1, 2024. Like the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Maryland now...more

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Mini in name only: state “Mini-TCPAs” carry a big bite and present potential oversized risks

The list of states with new or amended telemarketing statutes, sometimes known as “mini-TCPAs,” is growing. A flurry of state legislative activity has created a patchwork of often-conflicting laws that companies must navigate...more

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Mini-TCPA Updates

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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

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Updated Rules Restricting Artificial and Prerecorded Calls Apply to Local Governments

Background on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act - Congress enacted the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) in 1991 to address the growing number of uninvited marketing calls, including calls made by local...more

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FTSA Does Not Apply to Calls Selling Services to Businesses

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

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Litigation Under Florida’s Mini TCPA Begins to Heat Up

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Since going into effect on July 1, 2021, the plaintiffs’ bar has wasted no time in seeking to test the limits of Florida’s mini-TCPA. In particular, one law firm active in prosecuting TCPA claims has filed at least half a...more

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Florida Expands Telemarketing Laws

Florida recently amended its existing telemarketing laws, the Florida Do Not Call Act and the Florida Telemarketing Act. SB 1120, which went into effect July 1, 2021, imposes significant additional restrictions (and...more

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Florida’s “Mini-TCPA” May Be More Broad and More Severe Than Its Federal Telemarketing Counterpart

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On July 1, 2021, Florida enacted a comprehensive new telemarketing law that arguably goes beyond the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). Referred to as Florida’s “Mini-TCPA,” this new law, CS/SB 1120, updates...more

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Florida Enacts Mini-TCPA

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On June 29, 2021, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 1120, which amends the Florida Telemarketing Act and creates a state-law analog to the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)....more

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District of Nevada Applies Agency Principles to TCPA Suit Against Messaging Platform and Consumer-Info Company, Dismisses Claims

Last week, the District of Nevada contributed to a growing consensus among Ninth Circuit district courts that TCPA liability generally does not extend to companies that produce equipment used to place unlawful calls—such as...more

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State Telemarketing Restrictions During the Coronavirus Pandemic

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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

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