Late last week, the D.C. Court of Appeals issued its much-anticipated ruling in ACA International et al. v. Federal Communications Commission, No. 15-1211 (Mar. 16, 2018).The ruling appears to pare back significantly the...more
EDITOR’S NOTE -
Through hurricanes, wild fires, the publication of Hillary Clinton’s book, the birth of Amal and George Clooney’s twins, and the Dodgers’ historic losing streak, Director Richard Cordray and the CFPB’s...more
9/21/2017
/ Arbitration ,
BSA/AML ,
Credit Repair Services ,
Data Breach ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fair Lending ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FCC ,
FinTech ,
OCC ,
Ransomware ,
RESPA ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
Stress Tests ,
TCPA ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Volcker Rule
EDITOR’S NOTE -
Summer blockbuster season is officially upon us. Have you seen Wonder Woman yet? What about Guardians of the Galaxy Part 2? It’s déjà vu all over again with Baywatch, Pirates of the Caribbean, Alien,...more
6/20/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Blockchain ,
BSA/AML ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Card Surcharges ,
Credit Cards ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Expressions Hair Design v Schneiderman ,
Fair Lending ,
FCC ,
FinTech ,
First Amendment ,
HERA ,
Lending ,
Money Laundering ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
SCOTUS ,
Small Business ,
TCPA ,
Trump Administration
On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a 140-page Omnibus Declaratory Ruling and Order in response to more than two dozen petitions from businesses, attorneys general, and consumers seeking...more
7/28/2015
/ Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Call Blocking ,
Exemptions ,
Exigent Circumstances ,
FCC ,
Mobile Devices ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Reassigned Phone Numbers ,
Revocation ,
Robocalling ,
Smartphones ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing ,
Wireless Devices
On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a 140-page Omnibus Declaratory Ruling and Order in response to more than two dozen petitions from businesses, attorneys general, and consumers seeking...more
7/20/2015
/ Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Call Blocking ,
Common Carriers ,
Declaratory Rulings ,
Exemptions ,
FCC ,
Opt-Outs ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Revocation ,
Robocalling ,
Smartphones ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages ,
VoIP ,
Wireless Devices ,
Wireless Industry
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which generally prohibits certain calls to cell phones made with an Automatic Telephone Dialing System (ATDS), has created considerable compliance challenges for businesses, and...more
In This Issue:
From Flying Robots to Logistics Bliss: A Case Study; FCC’s New TCPA Rule; and Consumer Rights Set to Change in Europe.
Excerpt from From Flying Robots to Logistics Bliss: A Case Study -
The...more
10/2/2013
/ Consumer Rights Directive ,
EU ,
FCC ,
Internet Retailers ,
Retailers ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing ,
Texting ,
Warehouses ,
Websites
In this issue of Socially Aware, our Burton Award-winning guide to the law and business of social media, we explore the challenges that arise when employers and employees battle over work-related social media accounts; we...more
2/1/2013
/ Browser History Sniffing ,
Communications Decency Act ,
Copyright ,
Data Collection ,
Facebook ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Online Privacy Protection Act ,
Passwords ,
Privacy Policy ,
Social Media ,
Social Media Policy ,
TCPA ,
Texting ,
Twitter
Key provisions of the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) telemarketing rule are scheduled to take effect in January and October of this year. Businesses that engage in telemarketing—including the delivery of text...more
Waves of class actions have recently alleged that the delivery of an opt-out confirmation text message violates the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). Thus, a Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”)...more