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Third Circuit Rules that Caller Must Use An “Automatic Telephone Dialing System’s” Ability to Produce or Store Telephone Numbers...

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On June 14, 2022, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals (Third Circuit) issued a significant decision regarding the TCPA’s restrictions in Section 227(b)(1)(A)(iii) on using an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS)...more

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Serial TCPA Litigant’s Claims Dismissed For Inadequately Pleading Whether His Number is Protected By TCPA

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Little details matter, particularly in TCPA class actions. The court’s decision in Perrong v. Victory Phones LLC, No. 20-5317, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26159 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 11, 2021) is a good reminder not to simply gloss over...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Subway Not Liable for T-Mobile Text, Illinois Court Rules

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

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New Lawsuits Challenge Qualcomm’s Allegedly Anticompetitive Patent Practices

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The Federal Trade Commission filed suit last week in federal court against Qualcomm, Inc., following its investigation launched in September 2014. The FTC alleges that the semiconductor manufacturer illegally maintained a...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Website Design Implicated in Two Rulings on Enforceability of Online Terms – Highlights the Importance of Legal Review of Design...

This past summer, we wrote about two instances in which courts refused to enforce website terms presented in browsewrap agreements. As we noted, clickthrough agreements are generally more likely to be found to be enforced. ...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Beacons, Basketball and the App that Hears Too Much

What are the privacy limits when users give permission for an app to access their smartphone’s microphone? A purported class action filed last week by LaTisha Satchell (a New York resident) against the Golden State Warriors...more

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TruGreen, Inc. Escapes TCPA Class Action, Compels Arbitration of Individual Claim

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In Stevens-Bratton v. TruGreen, Inc., No. 15-cv-2472, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3365 (W.D. Tenn. Jan. 12, 2016), the District Court for the Western District of Tennessee denied class certification of a putative class action...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

TCPA Connect - July 2015

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

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USA Today Defeats Video Privacy Class Action

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In Yershov v. Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. d/b/a USA Today, No. 14-13112 (D.Mass. May 15, 2015), the District Court for the District of Massachusetts recently granted a motion to dismiss a putative class action...more

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Federal Magistrate Recommends Dismissing TCPA Class Claims Against Coke

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Responding to an invitation to text can satisfy TCPA’s Express Consent Requirement - In a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) putative class action against Coca-Cola and its marketing agent, a Northern District of...more

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