A Florida state court recently granted final approval to a $40 million deal in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action, signaling that defendants are still facing the potential for sizable settlements....more
The Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to an en banc review of a notable decision issued last July with respect to Article III standing for purposes of a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) lawsuit. The...more
Automatic Renewal Laws (ARLs)—statutes governing continuity programs and automatically renewing contracts—have proliferated throughout the United States since 2010. Companies that offer automatic renewal programs face an...more
4/4/2023
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Certifying two classes in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action, a New York federal court found that questions of individualized consent did not predominate and that the plaintiffs did not need to...more
The U.S. Supreme Court held on June 25 in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez that plaintiffs lack Article III standing to pursue claims in federal court in the absence of a concrete injury-in-fact (i.e., actual economic damages or...more
6/28/2021
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While federal and state regulators have long focused on debt collection practices, new CFPB leadership, increased state regulatory powers, the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors will not only make it harder for third-party...more
5/11/2021
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