The state trend in regulating telephone and text message marketing continues. Maryland’s new telemarketing law, the “Stop the Spam Calls Act of 2023,” took effect on January 1, 2024. Like the federal Telephone Consumer...more
On May 25, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Florida House Bill 761, which made significant changes to the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (“FTSA”)(Fla. Stat. § 501.059). The amendments became effective immediately and...more
Were you aware that just over a year ago, effective July 1, 2021, Florida enacted an amendment to its telemarketing laws (Fla. Stat. § 501, et. seq.), with striking similarities to the federal Telephone Consumer Protection...more
On April 1, 2021, the United States Supreme Court issued a long-awaited landmark decision that finally resolves a deep split of authority in the Circuit Courts of Appeal regarding the definition of an "autodialer" under the...more
On December 8, 2020, the United States Supreme Court will hold oral arguments to finally resolve a deepening split of authority in the Circuit Courts of Appeal regarding the definition of an "autodialer" under the Telephone...more