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Text Messaging In A Time Of COVID-19: FCC Guidance On “Emergency Messages” And Restrictions On Telemarketing In New York

With nearly half of the United States population being either urged or ordered to stay at home and avoid all non-essential travel in light of the COVID-19 crisis, modern forms of communication such as telephone calls, video...more

Fourth Circuit’s Decision Revitalizes First Amendment Challenge to the TCPA

In 1943, the United States Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of an ordinance that prohibited door knocking in Martin v. Struthers, 319 U.S. 141 (1943).  The Supreme Court, in its landmark free speech decision,...more

Is a TCPA Overhaul on the Horizon?

On January 16, Senators John Thune and Ed Markey reintroduced a bipartisan bill designed to update the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and ramp up enforcement against unwanted robocalls and text messages....more

U.S. Supreme Court to Review Deference to the FCC in TCPA Cases

Does the Hobbs Act require district courts to accept the Federal Communications Commission’s legal interpretation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act? That is the question the United States Supreme Court will consider...more

11/20/2018  /  FCC , Hobbs Act , SCOTUS , TCPA , Unsolicited Faxes

Ninth Circuit Weighs In on the TCPA Following ACA International

On September 20, 2018, the Ninth Circuit weighed in on the definition of an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. § 227. See Marks v. Crunch San Diego, LLC,...more

10/3/2018  /  ATDS , Auto-Dialed Calls , FCC , TCPA

After ACA International, FCC Seeks Comment on Autodialer Definition

Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued a public notice (the “Notice”) seeking comment on key aspects of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) that were addressed in the recent decision in ACA...more

An Autodialer Ain’t What It Used to Be: D.C. Circuit Rejects FCC’s Broad Ruling on the TCPA’s Scope

Late last week, the D.C. Court of Appeals issued its much-anticipated ruling in ACA International et al. v. Federal Communications Commission, No. 15-1211 (Mar. 16, 2018).The ruling appears to pare back significantly the...more

Financial Services Report - Fall 2017

EDITOR’S NOTE - Through hurricanes, wild fires, the publication of Hillary Clinton’s book, the birth of Amal and George Clooney’s twins, and the Dodgers’ historic losing streak, Director Richard Cordray and the CFPB’s...more

Financial Services Report - Summer 2017

EDITOR’S NOTE - Summer blockbuster season is officially upon us. Have you seen Wonder Woman yet? What about Guardians of the Galaxy Part 2? It’s déjà vu all over again with Baywatch, Pirates of the Caribbean, Alien,...more

FCC issues NPRM on TCPA Exemption for U.S. Government Debt

In response to a provision in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (Pub. L. No. 114-74), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the “Commission”) has promulgated a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the new...more

Dead on Arrival

After noting at oral argument that the plaintiff’s TCPA claim was one of the “silliest” the court had ever encountered, the Ninth Circuit issued an order affirming dismissal of the plaintiff’s suit. Roberts v. Paypal, Inc.,...more

Is Your iPhone an Autodialer?

The Third Circuit has become the first appellate court to endorse the FCC’s broad definition of “autodialer” under the TCPA. In a July 10 declaratory ruling, the FCC defined “autodialer” as any device with the capacity to...more

1/5/2016  /  Auto-Dialed Calls , FCC , iPhone , Reversal , TCPA

FCC Clarifies Its Interpretations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Provoking Strong Objections From the Business...

On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a 140-page Omnibus Declaratory Ruling and Order in response to more than two dozen petitions from businesses, attorneys general, and consumers seeking...more

FCC Issues Package of New Declaratory Rulings Concerning Telephone Consumer Protection Act

On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a 140-page Omnibus Declaratory Ruling and Order in response to more than two dozen petitions from businesses, attorneys general, and consumers seeking...more

Impending Declaratory Ruling on Pending FCC TCPA Petitions Portends Stricter Enforcement

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which generally prohibits certain calls to cell phones made with an Automatic Telephone Dialing System (ATDS), has created considerable compliance challenges for businesses, and...more

6/2/2015  /  Advertising , ATDS , FCC , Marketing , TCPA , Texting

Advertisements Invite Calls: FCC Seeks Comments on Request to Find Automated Calls Consensual When Recipient Advertised Number

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seeks comment on a petition asking that the FCC clarify the scope of “prior express consent” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Specifically, Citizens Bank asks the...more

FCC Seeks Comments on Request to Exempt Fraud and Identity Theft Notifications from TCPA’s Coverage

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking input on the American Bankers Association’s (ABA) petition requesting that the FCC exempt certain time-sensitive informational notifications from the Telephone Consumer...more

Out of the Box - Legal guidance for the consumer product + retail industry: Volume 1, Issue 2, September 2013

In This Issue: From Flying Robots to Logistics Bliss: A Case Study; FCC’s New TCPA Rule; and Consumer Rights Set to Change in Europe. Excerpt from From Flying Robots to Logistics Bliss: A Case Study - The...more

Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update -- Volume 4, Issue 1 -- January/February 2013

In this issue of Socially Aware, our Burton Award-winning guide to the law and business of social media, we explore the challenges that arise when employers and employees battle over work-related social media accounts; we...more

FCC Rules that Opt-Out Confirmation Text Messages Do Not Violate the TCPA

Waves of class actions have recently alleged that the delivery of an opt-out confirmation text message violates the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). Thus, a Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”)...more

12/10/2012  /  Class Action , FCC , TCPA , Texting
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