Subway avoided liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) when an Illinois federal court dismissed the sandwich chain from the action, based on texts from T-Mobile offering its customers a free Subway...more
SPECIAL FOCUS: FCC Issues Long Awaited TCPA Declaratory Ruling and Order -
On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its omnibus Declaratory Ruling and Order (Ruling) addressing 21 petitions...more
7/21/2015
/ Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Call Blocking ,
Class Action ,
Common Carriers ,
Declaratory Rulings ,
Disclosure ,
Do Not Call List ,
Dual Purpose ,
Exemptions ,
FCC ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Devices ,
PayPal ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Reassigned Phone Numbers ,
Revocation ,
Robocalling ,
Smartphones ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages ,
Texting ,
User Agreements ,
VoIP ,
Wireless Devices
SPECIAL FOCUS: FCC Adopts Significant Changes to TCPA Rules -
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s proposal to revise the Telephone Consumer Protection Act rules passed by a 3-2 vote during yesterday’s Open Commission Meeting....more
6/22/2015
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
FCC ,
Mobile Devices ,
Mootness ,
Offer of Judgment ,
Robocalling ,
SCOTUS ,
Settlement ,
Settlement Offer ,
TCPA