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Two recent decisions emphasize the necessity of precisely examining a plaintiff’s complaint for potential defenses while keeping each element of the TCPA in mind. First, in Hulce v. Zipongo, Inc., No. 23-C-0159, 2024 WL...more
Last month, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed into law amendments to the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA) that scale back the scope and reach of the statute, bringing it in line with federal TCPA standards and...more
North Carolina Power Outage Points to Homeland Security Long-Documented Threats to US Power Grid - “Moore County blackouts serve as reminder that nation’s electricity infrastructure could be vulnerable targets for domestic...more
Will Coppertone Get Burned for Its Labels? Consumer class action alleges sunscreens are all the same - It’s Not Much, But It’s Something - Through the years, Coppertone - the sun protection products brand owned...more
Last month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit clarified the application of common-law vicarious liability principles to TCPA class actions in Warciak v. Subway Restaurants, Inc., 2020 WL 559105 (7th...more
As Americans increasingly rely on text messages to communicate on a daily basis, marketers have taken note, and text advertising and marketing is increasingly common. Indeed, text messages have a read rate of about 98%, and...more
The Supreme Court recently ruled on the issue of whether sending a text message in the course of customer service constitutes a violation of the Spam Law. The Court granted the Bezeq company’s appeal regarding the...more
Something about December always makes me nostalgic. Maybe its the short days, the cold nights and the warm drinks but I always fancy a walk or two down memory lane this time of year. The recent decision of Phan v. Agoda,...more
Companies that market products through third-party agents or distributors face a particular risk under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) when their agents call, text or fax consumers without obtaining the necessary...more
A New York federal district court recently held that US Coachways, a bus charter broker, was entitled to coverage under its professional liability policy for the costs paid to settle a TCPA class action arising from the...more
Lacking List of Recipients, Sixth Circuit Denies Class Certification - Finding that the question of consent in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action requires an individualized inquiry and without a list...more
American Eagle Outfitters (American Eagle) settled a class action filed against it for alleged Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) violations for $14.5 million last week. The class action complaint alleged that American...more
Defendant’s Attempt to Moot TCPA Suit Fails (Again) - A Telephone Consumer Protection Act defendant was unsuccessful in persuading a Massachusetts federal court judge to dismiss a putative class action under the statute...more
Elaine Bonin of Franklin, Wisconsin received several sports scores via text courtesy of CBS Radio but did not recall signing up. Like any good citizen, recognizing that under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act she might...more
Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. (Caribou Cofee) was hit with a class action this week in Wisconsin. which alleges that the company violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) when it sent unsolicited text messages to...more
On October 14, 2015, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in Campbell-Ewald Company v. Gomez, 14-SC-857. The plaintiff in Gomez alleged he received an unsolicited marketing text message advertising the US Navy...more
On September 11, 2015, Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (Abercrombie) and Hollister Co. (Hollister) agreed to settle a class action complaint alleging that the two clothing retailers violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act...more
On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission released the Omnibus Declaratory Ruling and Order (the Order) it adopted on June 18. The Order addresses requests for clarification regarding requirements under the...more
On March 25, 2014, Brian Jackson received a text message on his cellular phone, allegedly making an offer for cruise ticks on behalf of Caribbean Cruise Line (“CCL”). Jackson filed suit against AdSource Marketing Ltd....more
TCPA Suit Claims Obligation To Check Recycled Numbers - The latest company to fall prey to a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action?: Twitter, facing a California suit from a plaintiff who claims...more