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Telephone Consumer Protection Act Health Insurance

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

Developments in Association Law 2022 – 2024

The following is a review of notable cases and regulatory developments for nonprofit organizations at the federal and state levels during the last two years....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Plaintiff’s Agency Claims Insufficient, Resulting in Dismissal

Granting dismissal of a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) suit against a health insurance company, a Tennessee federal court determined that the company was neither directly nor vicariously liable for the calls...more

Burr & Forman

Indiana Court Holds Canceling Insurance Is Not Revocation of Prior Express Consent Under TCPA

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Wilkes v. CareSource Management Group Co., No. 4:16-cv-38 JVB, 2018 WL 4680028 (N.D. Ind. Sept. 29, 2018) - Plaintiff husband and wife applied for health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act through the Health...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Derivative Sovereign Immunity for TCPA Defendant Ends Lawsuit

Thanks to the doctrine of derivative sovereign immunity, a defendant was absolved of liability in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action by the Fourth Circuit in Cunningham v. General Dynamics Information...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Health Insurance Quality Assurance Included Doctor Visits

By signing a health insurance enrollment form, a plaintiff consented to receive quality assurance calls about her medical provider, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit held in affirming summary judgment in favor of the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Digital Health Year in Review: 2017 Trends and Looking Ahead to 2018

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Introduction - Throughout 2017, the health care and life science industries experienced a widespread proliferation of digital health innovation that presents challenges to traditional notions of health care delivery and...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2017 #4

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Energy and Critical Infrastructure Industries Warned of Increased Attacks by FBI and DHS - The FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued a joint statement on October 20, 2017 warning of an increased danger of a...more

Hogan Lovells

FCC Proposes $82 Million Fine for Illegally “Spoofed” Robocalls

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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has adopted a Notice of Apparent Liability (“NAL”) imposing a $82 million penalty against Best Insurance Contracts (d/b/a Wilmington Insurance Quotes) and its owner/operator Philip...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Do Routine Calls by Health Plans to Patients and Health Plan Members Constitute “Telemarketing” Under the Telephone Consumer...

Covered entities have a long list of laws and regulations governing their conduct, including their communications with patients, customers, and members. Specifically, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Enough is Enough: Court Dismisses TCPA Class Action Against A Health Plan That Placed Reminder Calls To Its Members That They...

Plaintiffs across the country have continued to file class actions against companies of all stripe for violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), often for communications far afield from the classic...more

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