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Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Proposed TCPA Class Action Against QuoteWizard

A recent lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina is spotlighting risks businesses face when using prerecorded telemarketing messages without proper consent. The...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Lessons from the Sling TV CCPA Settlement: Why a Compliance Overhaul May Be Needed

The California Attorney General (CA AG) has again made waves in the privacy world, this time with a settlement requiring Sling TV to pay a $530,000 fine and make significant operational changes due to alleged violations of...more

Miller Nash LLP

From Colorado to Texas: How States Are Rewriting AI Laws

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AI is reshaping how we work, learn, and interact, but the law is scrambling to keep up. In 2025, states rolled out a mix of AI regulations, from broad “privacy style” frameworks to narrowly targeted rules for healthcare,...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Friction Isn’t Free: Three Lessons from Sling TV’s $530,000 CCPA Settlement

On October 30, 2025, the California Attorney General’s office announced a $530,000 settlement with Sling TV LLC and Dish Media Sales LLC for alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act. Although the matter arose...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Social Media Vetting Expanded To Include H-1B And H-4 Visa Applicants

The U.S. Department of State announced that starting on December 15, 2025, the social media vetting requirement currently in place for F, M and J visa applicants will expand to include H-1B visa applicants and their H-4...more

Troutman Amin LLP

NO HIGHLIGHTED HYPERLINK NO ARBITRATION: Court Refuses to Enforce Arbitration Agreement in App Provider’s Website Because...

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What makes a link “hyper” anyway? Last month I discussed the importance of arbitration agreements to thwart TCPA class actions. Well today we see what happens when a website isn’t properly designed to assure consumers are...more

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DEFAULT DAMAGE: 77 Calls Equals $130,900.00 in Barton’s Pocket–and It Could Have Been Worse

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Repeat litigator Nathan Barton is feeling quite strong and good today. He just nicked a TCPA defendant for nearly $131k on a default basis– in a claim involving 77 allegedly unwanted calls....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Le CRTC établit une nouvelle définition de contenu canadien pour la radiodiffusion audiovisuelle

Le 18 novembre 2025, le Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (le « CRTC ») a publié la Politique réglementaire de radiodiffusion CRTC 2025-299 (la « Décision »), qui établit un nouveau cadre pour...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Is Your Website’s Cookie Banner Up to Date? New Guidance from Dutch DPA

The Dutch Data Protection Authority recently updated its cookie banner guidance. This comes after the agency, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (or AP), promoted a goal earlier this year to monitor 500 websites a year to ensure...more

Troutman Amin LLP

ARBITRATION TIME: Credit One Compels TCPA Plaintiff into Arbitration

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A very important tool in thwarting TCPA class action is the arbitration clause. While attorneys are very familiar with these clauses– and their importance–I find many business leads do not really understand why they matter....more

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TALKING TEXAS: What the Heck is Going On with the Texas Registration Rules?

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So lots of action around the Texas registration statute. Did I say action? I meant confusion. Here’s what we know: Texas law requires telemarketers to register with the state if they “call” into the state per Section 302 of...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

TCPA Tracker: September-October 2025

The United States District Court for the Central District of California denied class certification for Plaintiff’s proposed Do-Not-Call class, finding that Plaintiff’s circumstantial evidence regarding lack of consent failed...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

State Department announces expanded social media screening for H-1B, H-4 applicants

Increased scrutiny may cause delays. Starting December 15, the U.S. State Department will review the online presence, including social media profiles, for all H-1B applicants and their H-4 dependents. Applicants are...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Texas Settles Constitutional Challenge to the Texas Mini-TCPA: What This Means

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Are you sending marketing text messages or placing telemarketing calls to individuals in Texas? If so, then you’ve probably been tracking the amendments to the Texas mini-TCPA, which took effect on September 1, 2025. Below we...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Telemarketing Quiet Hours Petition Update

Earlier this year, we wrote a piece about a petition to the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) aimed at curbing the influx of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) telemarketing quiet hours lawsuits. Since the...more

BakerHostetler

[Webinar] ADventures in Law CLE: Season’s Greetings, Season’s Risks – Stay Compliant This Shopping Season - December 18th, 12:30...

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Join us for a festive deep dive into compliance essentials that keep your holiday campaigns merry and risk-free....more

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FCC Proposes to Recalibrate the UMFUS Framework to Expand Satellite Access

The rapid expansion of the commercial space economy over the last decade has resulted in demand on spectrum far exceeding the Commission’s expectations at the time it devised and adopted its Upper Microwave Flexible Use...more

Hogan Lovells

Federal Judge Says Meta is Not a Monopoly, Ending FTC’s Long-running Antitrust Case Against the Social Media Company

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A District of Columbia federal judge has ruled that Meta does not have a monopoly in the market for social media in the United States, rejecting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)'s allegations that the company maintained...more

BakerHostetler

[Podcast] AD Nauseam: ANA 2025 – Phyllis Marcus

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On today’s special episode of AD Nauseam, Amy and Daniel broadcast live from the Association of National Advertiser’s annual conference. They’re joined by Phyllis Marcus, Director of the National Advertising Division, for an...more

Kaufman & Canoles

Cox v. Sony Supreme Court Case

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Supreme Court Wrestles with Billion-Dollar Question: When Are ISPs Liable for User Piracy? On December 1, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what may prove to be one of the most consequential copyright...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

DISH Washing - Force Majeure Gambit and Implications for Public and Private Landlords

Major players in the wireless industry are disputing EchoStar/DISH’s attempt to claim force majeure to excuse them from lease obligations. Local governments, and traditional real estate owners, should be aware of the...more

Perkins Coie

FCC Proposes To Delete Certain Broadband Labeling Requirements

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The FCC released a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) last month as part of its "delete, delete, delete” proceeding, proposing targeted revisions to the broadband nutrition-label framework to improve clarity...more

Carlton Fields

No Password Required: Founder of ThreatLocker and the Zero-Trust Revolution

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Danny Jenkins is the CEO of ThreatLocker, the leading cybersecurity company that he built alongside his wife. In this episode, hosts Jack Clabby of Carlton Fields and Kayley Melton of the Cognitive Security Institute follow...more

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DOJ Issues First FCPA Deferred Prosecution Agreement Under New Guidelines

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On November 12, 2025, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) entered into its first deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) since the beginning of the Trump Administration....more

Troutman Amin LLP

WHERE ARE WE HEADED?: That Time 49 States Filed a 245 Trillion Dollar Lawsuit Against a Teleco Carrier and the Case Really Didn’t...

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Just a fascinating one for you. So a couple years back basically all 50 states–Alaska and South Dakota did not originally sue, but the FCC and the AG for DC did, and then South Dakota did eventually– sued a guy named Michael...more

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