The recent decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirming the district court's judgment imposing more than $61 million in damages against Dish Network for its vendor's violations of the Telephone...more
6/11/2019
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Article III ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Damages ,
Dish Network ,
Do Not Call List ,
Standing ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Treble Damages ,
Willful Violations
An FDIC order assessing a $200,000 civil money penalty for a bank’s alleged TCPA violations is a stark reminder that FDIC examiners are looking at TCPA compliance. ...more
A recent federal court ruling provides a potent reminder that companies can be held liable for consumer protection law violations committed by third-party vendors—and underscores the importance of maintaining strong vendor...more
In a memorandum opinion, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California recently held that the defendant’s manual use of a desktop telephone was not subject to liability under the new Federal Communications...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has recently taken two significant actions addressing robocalls under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)—the imposition of a $2.96 million fine and the adoption of new...more
8/17/2015
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Do Not Call List ,
FCC ,
Popular ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Private Right of Action ,
Right to Privacy ,
Robocalling ,
Smartphones ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications
Phone calls made to promote a movie constituted “telemarketing” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) even though the two prerecorded messages left on the plaintiffs’ home phone line made no reference to the...more
7/30/2015
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Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Do Not Call List ,
Popular ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Robocalling ,
SCOTUS ,
Spokeo ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing
The Federal Trade Commission has proposed changes to its telemarketing sales rule (TSR) that would prohibit sellers and telemarketers from accepting or requesting remotely created checks or payment orders, cash-to-cash money...more