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
FTC And Florida AG Team up Against Medical Alert Systems - Together with the Florida Attorney General, the Federal Trade Commission filed suit against Lifewatch for allegedly using deceptive robocalls to urge older...more
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
June is proving to be a very active month for the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in construing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, including what sorts of consumer interactions are sufficient to meet the...more
In a letter published on June 11, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Enforcement Bureau expressed "serious concern" about PayPal's use of a website user agreement to obtain prior express written consent to...more