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Telephone Consumer Protection Act Settlement The United States Federal Communications Commission

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1991 to protect consumers from unsolicited telephone marketing calls.  
Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 2, July 2020

The Editors' Note - Welcome to the second issue of Decoded, Spilman's e-newsletter focusing on technology law, including data security, privacy standards, financing technologies, and digital-based means of conducting...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

TCPA industry focus - Energy and utility industry

Over the last three years alone, energy, utility and solar companies have been targeted in numerous putative class actions alleging violations of the TCPA that resulted in several multimillion-dollar settlements totaling more...more

Ruder Ware

Autodialing and Pre-Recorded Messages: the TCPA’s Trap for Unwary Lenders and Debt Collectors

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In February 2015, a federal judge approved a $75 million Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) class settlement involving Capital One and three debt collectors.[1] The plaintiffs (debtors) alleged that Capital One and...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Off the Grid: TCPA Class Action Settlement for Energy Utility Company

Utility companies continue to face ongoing litigation under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) that can arise from the use of automated communications with customers for purposes of marketing, customer servicing and...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Yet Another Bank Reaches Multimillion-Dollar TCPA Deal

Following the lead of other banks facing putative class actions under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), JPMorgan Chase Bank agreed to pay recipients of unwanted phone calls $3.75 million....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

TCPA Connect - July 2016

FCC: U.S. Government Is Not a Person Under TCPA - In response to petitions filed by three government contractors seeking clarification that the federal government and its agents were exempt from liability under the...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

TCPA Connect - February 2016

FCC Confirms Different TCPA Liability Analysis for Text, Fax Broadcasters - Denying a petition filed by Club Texting, Inc., the Federal Communications Commission said it will keep its current liability analysis under the...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

TCPA Connect - December 2015

SPECIAL FOCUS: FTC Issues Revisions to the Telemarketing Sales Rule - On November 18, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a final rule setting forth a number of key amendments and clarifications to its...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

TCPA Connect - June 2015

SPECIAL FOCUS: FCC Adopts Significant Changes to TCPA Rules - FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s proposal to revise the Telephone Consumer Protection Act rules passed by a 3-2 vote during yesterday’s Open Commission Meeting....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

TCPA Risks Increase for the Financial Services Industry

Companies in the financial services industry are being targeted in lawsuits brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Record-setting class action settlements like the recent $75 million settlement involving...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

TCPA Connect - October 2014

9th Circuit Affirms Vicarious Liability–for Anybody–Under TCPA - In a blow to Telephone Consumer Protection Act defendants, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a defendant may be liable for...more

Benesch

Settlement of Junk Fax Class Action Denied Due to Likelihood of Low Payout to Class Members

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In Small v. Target Corp., No. 13-cv-01509 (D. Minn. Oct. 8, 2014), the District Court recently denied preliminary approval of a class action settlement due to concerns regarding the use of a “reverter” provision in the...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

In The New Landscape of TCPA Litigation, No Industry Is Safe

In recent years, the number of private actions filed under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the “TCPA” or the “Act”) has risen sharply, but perhaps more concerning is that litigants are using the Act to target an...more

Proskauer - Privacy & Cybersecurity

Capital One to Pay Largest TCPA Settlement on Record

Capital One Financial Corp. (“Capital One”) and three collection agencies have agreed to pay one of the largest settlement amounts in history — $75.5 million — to end a consolidated class action lawsuit alleging that the...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

TCPA Connect -- Oct 16, 2013

It's TCPA Day - It's October 16—"TCPA Day." Today the FCC’s updated Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) regulations will finally take effect. The new rules pose significant challenges for companies seeking to...more

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