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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) landscape continues to evolve as new legislation is implemented and courts across various jurisdictions grapple with complex issues regarding standing, agency, and consent. This...more
By a vote of 4-1, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) adopted a new rule amending its regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to close what it refers to as the “lead generator loophole.” ...more
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is in the spotlight, and there are many eager to adopt such technology. For businesses that have incorporated or are seeking to incorporate AI into their processes, applicable legal restrictions...more
On October 12, the Ninth Circuit issued a decision, reversing the dismissal of a lawsuit on the grounds that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) does not extend to unwanted business texts. In Chennette v. Porch.com,...more
Escalating efforts to crack down on illegal robocalls, state attorneys general announced on August 2 that they have established a nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force. The task force comprises attorneys general from...more
Key Points Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) litigation continues to pose significant risks to businesses that use calls, texts and faxes to engage with consumers. The U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in...more
A plaintiff’s request to stop sending text messages trumps the “emergency purposes” exception to mandated consent under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), a Florida federal court recently ruled. Linda Farhat sued...more
Companies are not the only ones with exposure in consumer protection suits, as a defendant company’s director was reminded earlier this month in Zoppi v. Proform Trading LLC, No. 2:21-cv-2307 (D.N.J. Dec. 9, 2021). There, the...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 Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) bars certain types of automated calls without first obtaining the consent of the called party. Indeed, with uncapped statutory damages, the TCPA is a staple of the plaintiff’s bar,...more
We now have a split among federal circuits regarding the definition of an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS), under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which limits automated calls and text messages. What...more
In back-to-back decisions bound to have significant impact on Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action litigation, the Eleventh and Seventh Circuit Courts recently reached similar conclusions, narrowly holding...more
Deepening a circuit split, the Eleventh Circuit has weighed in on the hotly debated issue of what constitutes an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and has notably...more
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA” or the “Act”) has limited telephone calls that can be placed using certain automated equipment since 1991. However, since passage of the Act there has been considerable debate...more
In response to the rising number of unwanted robocalls, Congress passed the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (“TRACED”) Act, Public Law No: 116-105, signed into law by President...more
Compromise robocall legislation, called the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act (“Act”), is likely to be enacted soon. The Act enhances the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) enforcement powers, mandates adoption of the...more
More than a year has passed since the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ended its supplemental comment period aimed at providing guidance on the definition of an “automatic telephone dialing system” (ATDS or autodialer)...more
Two recent decisions from federal appeals courts illustrate once again that the courts will extend significant judicial deference to federal agencies that are grappling with controversial and complicated issues subject to...more
Our TCPA Counseling & Litigation Team provides an overview of Telephone Consumer Protection Act news from 2018, highlighted by the D.C. Circuit’s ACA International decision, and a preview of a Supreme Court case coming in...more
• Companies across industries have been facing TCPA litigation based upon calls and text messages to reassigned telephone numbers. • On December 12, 2018, the FCC—with the support of many parties and industry groups—voted...more
Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) litigation is on the rise. Given the TCPA’s significant penalties of $500-$1500 per call, text or facsimile, the potential for firm-changing liability is a real threat. ...more
In a ruling that creates confusion for businesses that call or text consumers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has adopted an expansive definition of what constitutes an “automatic telephone dialing system” or...more
In a previous blog post, we examined the “mixed bag” result of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion in ACA International v. Federal Communications Commission. The ACA International decision narrowed the scope of...more
• In most TCPA cases, a threshold question is whether a called party has provided prior express consent to receive calls (or texts) using an automatic telephone dialing system. • While numerous courts have ruled that a party...more
Keep up everyone. In the last few days we’ve seen a flurry of developments on the ATDS definition. First came Lord and Dominguez requiring random or sequential number generation. Then came Pinkus holding that predictive...more