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Texas Court Finds COVID Message Meets Emergency Purposes Exception

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Creating a split in authority, a Texas federal court determined that a text message providing information about a free COVID-19 vaccine was covered by the “emergency purposes” exception to the Telephone Consumer Protection...more

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Court Finds Communications Regarding Employment Opportunity Not Advertisement or Telemarketing Under TCPA

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The TCPA’s regulation of automated telephone calls differ based upon the purpose of the call and/or the content of the message communicated.  Specifically, the TCPA imposes heightened requirements for calls that are deemed...more

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Text Message Platform Dismissed From TCPA Class Action Because It Was Not the “Maker or Initiator” of the Text Message at Issue

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Generally, text message platform providers are not considered the “sender” or “maker” of a text message or call unless they are so involved in placing the call as to be deemed to have “made or initiated” it themselves. The...more

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The Sturm Und Drang of 12(b)(6) Motions

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No one likes to be slammed. Slamming, according to the FCC, “is the illegal practice of switching a consumer’s traditional wireline telephone company for local, local toll, or long distance service without permission.” ...more

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