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FCC order codifies rules for revocation under the TCPA

On February 15, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published a Report and Order (Order) that attempts to clarify the rules for revoking consent under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Most notably,...more

Redial: 2023 TCPA Year-in-Review

Eversheds Sutherland presents our 8th annual TCPA year-in-review report highlighting key TCPA issues and trends. Few industries are immune from TCPA liability. In 2023, the insurance, financial services, energy and health...more

“FCC Makes AI-Generated Voices in Robocalls Illegal” (Sometimes)

On February 8, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a News Release titled “FCC Makes AI-Generated Voices in Robocalls Illegal.” Despite this attention-grabbing headline, the FCC’s unanimous Declaratory...more

Federal Communications Commission upends telemarking consent rules

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted new rules that will limit businesses’ ability to rely on lead generators and comparison shopping websites to attract new customers. In an Order issued December 13, 2023,...more

Mini in name only: state “Mini-TCPAs” carry a big bite and present potential oversized risks

The list of states with new or amended telemarketing statutes, sometimes known as “mini-TCPAs,” is growing. A flurry of state legislative activity has created a patchwork of often-conflicting laws that companies must navigate...more

As Florida reins in its mini-TCPA, Washington state expands its own

On May 25, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a significant amendment to the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (Fla. Stat. § 501.059), sometimes referred to as the Florida mini-Telephone Consumer Protection Act...more

FCC Telemarketing Update – latest rule developments impacting your business

In a flurry of activity at its meeting on March 16, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), finalized rules aimed at robocaller identification and mobile carrier requirements, and proposed a new rule for comment...more

Newly enacted state mini-TCPAs expand the definition of auto-dialer

In early 2021, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in Facebook v. Duguid, 141 S. Ct. 1163 (2021), which significantly narrowed the definition of an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS or auto-dialer) under...more

You have one new message: FCC finds ringless voicemails are subject to the TCPA

In a unanimous Declaratory Ruling and Order (Order) issued on November 21, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) found that a “ringless voicemail,” which delivers a message directly to a consumer’s voicemail,...more

12/13/2022  /  Declaratory Rulings , FCC , TCPA , Voicemail

Seeking shelter from the (TCPA) storm: statutory safe harbor provides protection

A statutory “safe harbor” within the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) may have become a bit safer after a federal court reinforced what defendants must do to secure statutory protection from high-dollar TCPA lawsuits....more

Frequent TCPA flyer is grounded: Federal judge denies class certification due to representative’s deceptive practices

A federal district court judge refused to certify a class led by a serial plaintiff who prolonged unsolicited calls in order to create a cause of action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The decision is a...more

TCPA Insurance? A new database offers a wider shield from liability through due diligence

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) poses a constant threat to companies that wish to communicate with existing and prospective customers because the statute imposes strict liability on companies that call or text...more

Whistling a new tune: Eleventh Circuit’s Winn-Dixie decision finds websites are not places of public accommodation under ADA

In a decision that creates new hurdles for website accessibility lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), on April 7, 2021, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that websites do not...more

No April Fool’s joke: Supreme Court resolves circuit split in favor of narrow autodialer definition

On April 1, 2021, the US Supreme Court issued its long-awaited landmark ruling in Facebook v. Duguid, resolving a Circuit Court split on the definition of an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) under the Telephone...more

Redial: 2020 TCPA Year-in-Review - Analysis of critical issues and trends in TCPA compliance and litigation

Supreme Court leaves TCPA intact; strikes down exception for government debt collection - The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) remains in place, but the exception permitting robocalls for government debt...more

Dialing In: TCPA Top 5 Issues for 2021

Will anything stop the continuing barrage of class action lawsuits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)? In 2020, TCPA lawsuits remained one of the most commonly-filed type of class action in federal courts...more

FCC releases new guidance on autodialers, leaves key questions unanswered

Although the hunt for a workable definition of autodialer (automatic telephone dialing system, or ATDS) continues, a calling platform must be “capable of originating a call or sending a text” without human intervention in...more

7/13/2020  /  Auto-Dialed Calls , FCC , New Guidance , TCPA

Supreme Court leaves TCPA intact; strikes down exception for government debt collection

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) remains in place, but the exception permitting robocalls for government debt collection has fallen, in a decision by the US Supreme Court addressing the constitutionality of the...more

FCC adopts final rules implementing federal TRACED Act

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has set forth final rules pursuant to the federal Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED Act), allowing for further civil forfeiture...more

The waiting game: Nearly 30 years later, companies lack meaningful regulatory guidance on the TCPA and ADA

Over the past eight years, the number of cases filed in courts across the country alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) has more than quadrupled, with thousands filed each year. In 2018, another...more

NY’s Nuisance Call Act goes into effect; NY state of emergency prompts further marketing call restrictions

New York’s Nuisance Call Act (NYNC Act), signed into law in December 2019 and effective as of March 1, 2020, amends New York’s telemarketing law (specifically, N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 399-z) by requiring live voice outbound...more

Redial: 2019 TCPA Year-in-Review - Analysis of critical issues and trends in TCPA compliance and litigation

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to send you its sixth annual REDIAL: 2019 TCPA YEAR-IN-REVIEW – ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL ISSUES AND TRENDS IN TCPA COMPLIANCE AND LITIGATION. Inside this digital edition, you will find our in-depth...more

Dialing In - TCPA top issues to watch in 2020

Companies in consumer-facing industries face a continued barrage of lawsuits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In 2019, TCPA lawsuits remained one of the most commonly filed type of class action in federal...more

2019 Legislative roundup - Federal TRACED Act and state laws aimed at combating robocalls 

2019 saw an effort by both Congress and various state legislatures to reduce the volume of robocalling and “spoofed” calls. Robocalls are pre-recorded calls placed through automated dialing equipment while spoofed calls...more

Faxing in the digital age - FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau finds that faxes sent to online fax services do not...

On December 9, 2019, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a declaratory ruling in which it found that online fax services that receive unsolicited fax advertisements “sent as email over the...more

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