As technology advances, so do the tactics of scammers. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released a data spotlight on the top text scams of 2024, revealing a significant increase in financial losses despite a...more
4/17/2025
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Data Security ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
Phishing Scams ,
Scams ,
Telecommunications ,
Text Messages ,
Vulnerability Assessments
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an order extending the effective date of certain parts of § 64.1200(a)(10) of its rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to April 11, 2026....more
4/8/2025
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FCC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages ,
Time Extensions
Late last year, we discussed the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) new rule aimed at closing the “lead generator” loophole by requiring telemarketers to obtain one-to-one consent from consumers for robocalls and...more
As discussed here, on February 15, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved amendments to the rules and regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). These amendments were...more
11/8/2024
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Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Do Not Call List ,
Effective Date ,
FCC ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced new effective dates for amendments to rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) aimed at strengthening consumer protections against robocalls and...more
In a recent ruling, a U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a complaint brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The complaint alleged that the...more
8/27/2024
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Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Do Not Call List ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Robocalling ,
Solicitation ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
TCPA ,
Text Messages ,
Voicemail
On February 16, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made a significant move to combat consumers’ receipt of unwanted communications. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) already regulates automated calls and...more
In Perrong v. Chase Data Corp., et al., a court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently ruled that no personal liability attaches to the owner of a company for Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) violations....more
Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a unanimous ruling that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) restrictions on the use of “artificial or prerecorded voices” apply to AI technology that...more
2/9/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
FCC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Notice of Inquiry ,
Robocalling ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages
On December 13, by a vote of 4-1, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted new rules aimed at “closing the ‘lead generator’ robocall/robotexts loophole.” Specifically, the rule requires telemarketers to obtain...more
12/18/2023
/ Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Cell Phones ,
Consent ,
Consent Agreements ,
Do Not Call List ,
FCC ,
Lead Generators ,
New Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Robocalling ,
Telecommunications ,
Text Messages
On June 30, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the plaintiff’s claims that she received five text messages to a cell number that she had placed on the National Do-Not-Call Registry satisfied the demands of Article...more
As discussed here, on July 27, 2022, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals sua sponte vacated the district court’s approval of a $35 million class-action settlement in Drazen and Godaddy.com, LLC (Godaddy) v. Pinto. Although...more
On October 12, the Ninth Circuit issued a decision, reversing the dismissal of a lawsuit on the grounds that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) does not extend to unwanted business texts. In Chennette v. Porch.com,...more
On March 24, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion, upholding separate district court decisions finding that a system that sends promotional text messages to phone numbers randomly selected from a database of...more
On September 1, 2020, a district court in the Northern District of California weighed in on an issue of recurring importance in internet commerce: how does a business obtain a remote consumer’s effective agreement to terms...more
9/9/2020
/ Arbitration ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
E-Commerce ,
Hyperlink ,
Motion to Compel ,
Putative Class Actions ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Terms and Conditions ,
Text Messages