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TCPA Fax Class Action Doomed: Fax Number on Business Card Constitutes Consent

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Since the enactment of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), the FCC has long held that persons who knowingly and voluntarily release their telephone numbers have provided prior express consent to be called. But...more

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TCPA Regulatory Update: Who Qualifies as a “Sender” under the Junk Faxes Rule?

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FCC Seeks Comment on Petition Requesting Clarification - On March 7, the FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau released a Public Notice seeking comment on a Petition for Expedited Clarification or Declaratory...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Bais Yaakov Strikes Again: Nonprofit May Be Fax "Sender" Despite Not Sending Fax

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As we’ve recently highlighted, the FCC is currently seeking industry comment on how it should interpret the term “sender” for purposes of imposing liability for faxes sent in violation of the TCPA. Until the agency releases...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

FCC Seeks Comments on Definition of “Sender” Under Junk Fax Rules by April 8, 2019

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On February 26, 2019, the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (“Akin Gump”) filed a petition (“Petition”) with the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) requesting that the Commission “expeditiously...more

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Walmart Pharmacy Hit with TCPA Class Action for Sending One Fax Advertisement in District Court of Kentucky

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Lifeback Recovery Center, PLLC has brought a TCPA class action complaint against Walmart Pharmacy in the Western District of Kentucky, contending it received an unsolicited fax advertisement from the pharmacy....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

TCPA FCC Petitions Tracker

Kelley Drye’s Communications Practice Group presents this tracker of active Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) petitions before the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”). With the recent increase in litigation...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

SPECIAL ALERT: D.C. Circuit Invalidates FCC's Solicited Fax Rule

In a significant victory for TCPA junk fax defendants, a split panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit invalidated the Federal Communication Commission's Solicited Fax Rule. The Solicited Fax...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

D.C. Circuit Strikes Down TCPA Fax Opt-Out Requirement

Last week, the D.C. Circuit overturned the Federal Communications Commission's requirement that fax advertisements always include opt-out notices. In Yaakov v. FCC, the court held that the FCC lacks authority under the...more

BakerHostetler

Yaakov v. FCC – Will TCPA Opt-Out Requirements Be Stricken for Permissive Faxes?

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By its express terms, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) applies only to unsolicited faxes. 47 U.S.C. § 227(b)(1)(C) & (a)(5). However, in May 2006, the FCC promulgated new rules concerning fax advertisement...more

Carlton Fields

District Courts Find Impermissible “Fail-Safe” Class Definitions But Deny Motions to Strike Class Allegations

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Two recent decisions from the Eastern District of Illinois involving the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), decided a day apart, provided valuable insight as how this court will respond to motions to strike class...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

TCPA FCC Petitions Tracker

Kelley Drye’s Communications Practice Group presents this tracker of active Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) petitions before the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”). With the recent increase in litigation...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

TCPA FCC Petitions Tracker

Kelley Drye's Communications Practice Group presents this tracker of active Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") petitions before the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC"). With the recent increase in litigation...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

More Challenges to the FCC’S TCPA Declaratory Rulings and E-Faxes Covered Under the TCPA

The FCC’s pro-consumer July 10, 2015 Declaratory Ruling and Order creates new and increased TCPA compliance and litigation challenges for businesses. ACA International previously filed a lawsuit seeking judicial review of the...more

Stinson LLP

FCC Grants Requests for Retroactive Waiver of Fax Opt-Out Notice Requirements Under the TCPA

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On August 28, 2015, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, acting under the authority of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), issued an order granting over 100 petitioner requests for retroactive waiver of the...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

TCPA FCC Petitions Tracker

Kelley Drye’s Communications Practice Group presents this comprehensive tracker of active Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) petitions before the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”). With the recent increase in...more

Carlton Fields

The TCPA: Deep Dive: Details, Class Actions, Regulations, and Defense Strategies

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In Part One of our complimentary, two-part webinar on the TCPA, we covered the basics. Join us for the second hour-long segment, as we get into the weeds of the TCPA. Part Two will cover: Exemptions/Details · What is an...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Redial: 2014 TCPA Year In Review – Analysis Of Critical Issues And Trends

In this Analysis: - New TCPA Rules Take Effect for Telemarketing Calls - Just the Fax: Recent TCPA Developments on Liability for Unsolicited Faxes and Fax Opt-Out Notices - TCPA Best Practices: Consent,...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Legal Alert: Just the Fax: Recent TCPA Developments on Liability for Unsolicited Faxes and Fax Opt-Out Notices

The end of October 2014 saw two significant developments for Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) rules governing facsimile transmissions, fax opt-out notices and liability for faxes sent by third parties....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FCC Reaffirms Fax Ads Sent With Recipients’ Prior Permission Require Opt-Out Notice

The Federal Communications Commission has issued an Order sustaining its rule that even ads faxed with the permission of the recipient must include a notice with instructions for how to opt out of future faxes. The Order...more

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