News & Analysis as of

Telephone Consumer Protection Act Advertising Telemarketing

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1991 to protect consumers from unsolicited telephone marketing calls.  
Venable LLP

Telemarketing and Texting: An Excerpt from the Advertising Law Tool Kit

Venable LLP on

Telephone and text message marketing poses private litigation risks and regulatory hurdles that should be considered before any campaign. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and...more

Venable LLP

Ad Law Tool Kit Show – Episode 12 – Telemarketing and Texting

Venable LLP on

Listen to Episode 12 of our podcast, the Ad Law Tool Kit Show. In this episode, partner Ari Rothman talks to host Shahin Rothermel about telemarketing and texting. Check out the episode....more

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak

In Compliance: Holtzman Vogel's February 2024 Round-up

The FCC issued a Declaratory Ruling on February 8 to ensure that telephone calls that use artificial intelligence (AI) to generate or mimic human voices are treated as “robocalls” for purposes of the Telephone Consumer...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Ad Law News and Views February 9

February is a busy month for holidays and events! We have Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, and of course, this weekend’s Super Bowl. Who will take home the Lombardi Trophy this year? We polled some of our Ad Law attorneys...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

FCC Adopts New Rule That Dramatically Changes the Prior Express Written Consent Requirement under the TCPA

Husch Blackwell LLP on

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is an incredibly dangerous statute. Designed to crack down on rogue telemarketers, the TCPA has become—in the words of the former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

New FCC rule on TCPA consent for advertising and telemarketing calls and texts will significantly impact callers who obtain...

Ballard Spahr LLP on

By a vote of 4-1, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) adopted a new rule amending its regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to close what it refers to as the “lead generator loophole.”  ...more

Adams and Reese LLP

OCC Publishes Revised Examination Procedures Addressing Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Adams and Reese LLP on

On November 1, 2023, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published a revised interagency examination procedure to address updates to the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Although TCPA...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: Brand Protection & Advertising Law News - June 2023

The FTC is Coming Soon to a Phony Earnings Scheme and Celebrity Endorser Near You - The FTC is making good on its promises to protect consumers from phony get-rich-quick opportunities, wrapped in costly training programs,...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Another Court Rejects “Commercial Pretext” Theory for TCPA Violations

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on

Invites to free webinars are not unsolicited advertisements, says Maryland federal court - The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) prohibits sending an “unsolicited advertisement” to a fax machine, absent certain...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Second Circuit Diverges from Third, Holds that an Unsolicited Invitation to Participate in a Survey is Not Actionable Under the...

The Second Circuit recently addressed whether a faxed invitation to participate in a market research survey is an “unsolicited advertisement” actionable under the TCPA. In Bruce Katz, M.D., P.C. v. Focus Forward LLC, 22...more

Perkins Coie

Recent Developments in Telephone Consumer Protection Act Litigation

Perkins Coie on

Litigation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is an active area with frequent developments important to the consumer finance space. Two recent cases are worthy to note. In Loyhayem v. Fraser Fin. & Ins. Servs.,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Florida Expands Telemarketing Laws

Florida recently amended its existing telemarketing laws, the Florida Do Not Call Act and the Florida Telemarketing Act. SB 1120, which went into effect July 1, 2021, imposes significant additional restrictions (and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Texting Post-Duguid: Can Consent Practices Change?

Providing business teams with advice for sending text messages can be nothing short of frustrating. For businesses used to sending email marketing, the laws for texting are unexpected. Unlike the CAN-SPAM Act, TCPA requires...more

Benesch

A Court in NY Just Reined in the Definition of “Advertisements” Under the TCPA

Benesch on

At the time this is published, all the rage in the TCPA realm right now is talking about the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Facebook. And it was clearly a critical and much needed decision....more

BakerHostetler

AD-ttorneys@law – April 2021 #2

BakerHostetler on

Will Unanimous Supremes Stem the TCPA Tide? With a ‘random’ decision, SCOTUS reshapes the landscape of telemarketing law - What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been - Back in July of last year, we offered a summary of the...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

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

Womble Bond Dickinson on

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

BakerHostetler

AD-ttorneys@law – June 2020 #2

BakerHostetler on

Reese Witherspoon and Draper James in COVID-19 Giveaway Suit - Safety concerns heightened by virus-inspired Internet boom - Prêt à Despair -Draper James’ dress “giveaway” was a public relations disaster....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

COVID-19: Hospitals and Health Care Providers Included in New Guidance on the Emergency Purpose Exception to the Telephone...

Foley & Lardner LLP on

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a Declaratory Ruling providing guidance (Guidance) on the implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) as COVID-19 continues to necessitate...more

BCLP

Lead Generation and the TCPA: How to Protect Your Company from Downstream Bad Actors

BCLP on

Many businesses, including retailers, rely on inbound lead generators to identify prospective customers for telephone or text-based direct marketing campaigns. Sourcing inbound leads from a variety of providers allows firms...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Seventh Circuit Weighs in on Vicarious Liability Under TCPA

Foley & Lardner LLP on

Last month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit clarified the application of common-law vicarious liability principles to TCPA class actions in Warciak v. Subway Restaurants, Inc., 2020 WL 559105 (7th...more

Rumberger | Kirk

Is Text Marketing Your Recipe for Success Or Your Company’s Downfall?

Rumberger | Kirk on

Text-marketing (or SMS marketing) can be an essential tool for many small businesses. For a small price, any company can send bulk messages to hundreds of phone numbers of existing and potential customers. Originally...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Courts Continue to Apply TCPA to Ringless Voicemail Services

Hudson Cook, LLP on

Dealers and automotive sales finance companies must proceed with caution when considering using ringless voicemail services to reach leads and current customers. The few courts that have considered the application of the...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Client Alert: The Future of Text Message Marketing

As Americans increasingly rely on text messages to communicate on a daily basis, marketers have taken note, and text advertising and marketing is increasingly common.  Indeed, text messages have a read rate of about 98%, and...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

What Constitutes an Advertisement Under the TCPA? Two Courts Draw the Line In Recent Opinions

Womble Bond Dickinson on

Under the TCPA, the difference between “informational” messages and “advertisements,” or “solicitations,” can be a subtle one, and, on many occasions, a business’s TCPA liability – and quite possibly its financial stability –...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Utility Provider Settles Call Recording Lawsuit for $3.7 Million

Tiger Natural Gas, Inc. recently settled a class action privacy suit alleging that it illegally recorded sales calls with over 27,000 potential customers. Although Tiger hired a third party to handle its telemarketing, Tiger...more

47 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide