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“It’s Not My Phone” May Be No Better an Excuse Than “My Dog Ate My Homework”

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Texting in the course and scope of business communications is almost ubiquitous.  If your company issued a phone to an employee, presumably your company has the ability to control and preserve text messages sent on it. ...more

Butler Snow LLP

Has Your Company's BYOD Policy Withstood to the Test of Time?

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Many companies have implemented Bring Your Own Device (“BYOD”) policies. For some, it has been years since they were put in place. Has your policy withstood the test of time? Employees are using their devices differently than...more

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Georgia Bans Hand-Held Devices While Driving

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Georgia has become one of 16 states in the country that bans the use of hand-held devices while driving. Governor Nathan Deal signed “Hands-Free Georgia Act” (House Bill 673) into law on May 2, 2018. The new law takes effect...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Texting and Driving – The Evolving Theories of Liability

Distracted driving has become one of the leading causes of motor vehicle accidents and fatalities in the United States. In 2014 alone, Pennsylvania saw more than 13,964 crashes involving a distracted driver, including 49...more

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TCPA News: Businesses May be Liable to New Owners of Previously-Opted-In Mobile Numbers

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On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission issued a 138-page Declaratory Ruling and Order approving nearly two dozen proposals to the rules and regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act...more

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FCC Adopts Stricter Rule for Mobile Message Marketing

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The U.S. federal law known as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. § 227, regulates telemarketing activities, including the use of autodialing systems to initiate unsolicited telemarketing voice...more

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Be Careful When Searching Student Cell Phones, Sixth Circuit Warns

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With text messages, Tweets, Facebook posts and other digital communications so prevalent in student’s lives, schools have been struggling to deal with the influx of mobile devices on campus. Last week, the Sixth U.S. Circuit...more

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