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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Court Finds Cellphones Covered By TCPA, But Tosses Suit

Despite holding that cellphone users are not “categorically excluded” from the TCPA, a New York federal court granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after determining the complaint failed to allege that the defendant was...more

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Supreme Court Overrules Chevron; Courts Must Determine “Best” Meaning of Statutes Without Deference

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The Supreme Court of the United States has overruled Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U. S. 837 (1984). For 40 years, if an agency was interpreting an “ambiguous” provision of a statute it...more

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Telecommunications Law and Policy in a Post-Chevron World

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As summarized by our Government Division colleagues last week, the U.S. Supreme Court in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo has overruled Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., holding that...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FCC’s Net Neutrality Redux: Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet

On May 7, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its latest network neutrality order, Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet (the "Order"), which was published in the Federal Register on May 22, 2024,...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

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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What's the FCC's "Capacity"?

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Most attorneys involved in consumer finance litigation are aware the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is charged with implementing and enforcing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Although the FCC's duties...more

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