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SCOTUS Decides Federal Debt is not Exempted from TCPA, While FCC Autodialer Declaration Further Alters TCPA Landscape

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Consumer Crossroads on 7/9/2020

With a major U.S. Supreme Court decision leading the way, recent developments continue to reshape the landscape of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)....more

BREAKING: FCC Clarifies that Only Limited Pandemic-Related Robocalls and Texts are Eligible for the “Emergency Exception” under...

Womble Bond Dickinson on 3/23/2020

The FCC has issued a Declaratory Ruling assuring public health authorities that the COVID-19 pandemic, also referred to as the Coronavirus, constitutes an “emergency” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. As recently...more

Four common risks in text message programs...and how to avoid them

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 4/2/2019

Although the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) may be most commonly known for its prohibitions on robocalls, text messages also fall within the TCPA’s broad scope. Given the outsize risk of class action TCPA litigation...more

Rite Aid Wins Summary Judgment in TCPA Action Involving Prerecorded, Automated Call for Flu Shot Reminder

Womble Bond Dickinson on 4/28/2017

In an outright win for pharmacies, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, in the attached opinion, granted Rite Aid’s motion for summary judgment in a class action alleging violations of the TCPA....more

Autodialing and Pre-Recorded Messages: the TCPA’s Trap for Unwary Lenders and Debt Collectors

Ruder Ware on 3/2/2017

In February 2015, a federal judge approved a $75 million Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) class settlement involving Capital One and three debt collectors.[1] The plaintiffs (debtors) alleged that Capital One and...more

Monthly TCPA Digest - August 2016

Mintz on 8/26/2016

In light of the continued compliance and litigation challenges presented by the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Mintz Levin’s TCPA and Consumer Calling Practice team have launched an inaugural newsletter to keep you...more

FCC OKs Certain Informational Calling and Texts by Schools and Utilities to Wireless Phones under TCPA

Womble Bond Dickinson on 8/9/2016

The FCC recently released a Declaratory Ruling with new clarifications for schools and utilities on autodialed calls and texts and pre-recorded/artificial voice calling under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") for...more

Significant Exception to TCPA Likely to Pass

Foley & Lardner LLP on 10/30/2015

Congress is about to pass the Bipartisan Budget Agreement of 2015. The budget agreement includes significant amendments to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. As proposed, the TCPA will soon permit autodialed calls to cell...more

Strong Dissents in the FCC’s New TCPA Order

Goodwin on 7/23/2015

On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its TCPA Omnibus Declaratory Ruling and Order. We wrote about this order on June 29, previewing the FCC’s focus on consumers’ ability to opt out of...more

Recent FCC Ruling on the TCPA Has Important Implications for Health Care Companies

Epstein Becker & Green on 7/23/2015

On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued a Declaratory Ruling and Order (“Declaratory Ruling”) in response to 21 separate requests seeking clarification or other action on the Telephone Consumer...more

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