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Troutman Amin LLP

BUYING ACTIVITY VS. SELLING ACTIVITY: Court Holds Offers to Buy Houses Are NOT Telephone Solicitations– And Of Course They Aren’t...

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So just a couple months ago Queenie and I were in D.C. for the big DNC.com TCPA compliance summit. Was a great time. Very memorable and impactful. One of the most interesting panels at the show was one discussing the fine...more

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“WHOLLY INADEQUATE”: Another TCPA Defendant Represented by #BigLaw Gets Crushed And When Are Folks Going to Start Listening?

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I have said it before. I will say it again. The biggest mistake you can make for your business is choosing #biglaw to represent you in a TCPA class action. These guys keep getting smoked. Over and over again. Here is the...more

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Options when you receive a Strike 3 Holdings subpoena from your ISP

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After years of handling hundreds of Strike 3 Holdings (S3) copyright defense cases, there is one question I get seemingly more than any other. The question is this: "should I contact my ISP to call off the subpoena?"...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

DOJ Carries Through on Revitalization of Merger Remedies

Days after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached its first divestiture settlement of the new Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ or the Division) followed through on Assistant...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

Beyond the FTC: Consumer Class Actions Are Redefining Influencer Marketing Risk

The influencer marketing ecosystem has evolved into a multibillion-dollar engine of digital commerce, delivering measurable ROI to brands across industries. However, as the industry matures, so too does the legal landscape...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Growing List of States Attempting to Regulate Kids’ Social Media Accounts: Nebraska Husks Up

Nebraska’s governor signed a bill into law that, among other things, creates the Parental Rights in Social Media Act. The provisions of the law will go into effect July 1, 2026, unless challenged. The law is similar to...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

IP Hot Topic: The (Media) Empire Strikes Back

Some of the largest movie studios have entered the fray of GenAI copyright litigation. Disney, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Twentieth Century Fox, Universal Pictures, and DreamWorks sued the image-GenAI company Midjourney, Inc. in the...more

Wiley Rein LLP

How the FCC’s Public Notice on Connected Vehicle Technologies Could Reshape the Agency’s Covered List

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed adding certain connected vehicle technologies to its list of equipment and services covered By Section 2 of the Secure Networks Act – an unprecedented step that, if...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Proposed State Privacy Law Update: June 16, 2025

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Keypoint: Last week, the Vermont Governor signed the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code Act into law. Below is the twenty third weekly update on the status of proposed state privacy legislation in 2025. As always, the...more

Hogan Lovells

Minnesota becomes first state to require mental health warning labels on social media platforms

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Minnesota’s state legislature moves to regulate social media by passing the nation’s first bill requiring mental health warning labels for online platforms. If signed by Governor Tim Walz, social media users will encounter...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

NAD Reviews Green Claims in Battle Between Bottled and Boxed Water

The International Bottled Water Association (or ​“IBWA”) challenged over 50 express and implied claims by Boxed Water is Better (or ​“BWIB”), suggesting that boxed water is better for the environment. Yesterday, we looked at...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

FTC amendments to COPPA Rule effective soon

On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission) published an updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (Rule) in the Federal Register. The updates are effective June 23, 2025. But...more

Troutman Amin LLP

WAR OF ATTRITION: Lead Seller Stuck in TCPA Suit After Settling with Litigator Wins Transfer of Third-Party Suit

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Interesting little case for you folks today. Any time you are in a TCPA class action that involves multiple parties– such as when a lead seller makes calls and then transfers the calls to a buyer who is subsequently sued– the...more

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TCPAWORLD AFTER DARK: ETN America Issues a Press Release After TCPA Class Action Suit Filed– and I like the Move

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So just last week I reported on a new suit against ETN America and its CEO Well today the company issue a press release to reassure folks in the lead gen space. Pretty good move if you ask me. Content of press release is...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Debt Collection Industry Advocates for Revocation of Burdensome TCPA Rules

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In response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) request for input on unnecessary compliance burdens, the debt collection industry, led by ACA International, is advocating for significant reforms to the Telephone...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Expanded FCC Foreign Government Sponsorship ID Rules Are Now in Effect; FCC Sets December 8 Compliance Deadline

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On June 10, 2025, the Media Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a Public Notice (Notice) announcing that broadcasters have until December 8, 2025 to comply with the FCC’s expanded rules...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

NTIA Revamps Federally Funded $42.5 Billion Broadband Deployment Subsidy Program

On Friday, June 6, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released its long-anticipated policy changes to the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The NTIA's...more

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AT&T Customer Data Resurfaces on Dark Web in Enhanced, Decrypted Format

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According to an AT&T spokesperson, this is not accurate. Social Security Numbers and Dates of Birth were already available in plain text in the original compromised dataset from 2024 (in separate files that could be...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Can Companies Use ​“Mass Balance Accounting” to Substantiate Green Claims?

The International Bottled Water Association (or ​“IBWA”) challenged over 50 express and implied claims by Boxed Water is Better (or ​“BWIB”), suggesting that boxed water is better for the environment. NAD’s decision covers a...more

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FCC Confirms Utilities Demand Response Communications are Permissible Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act

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On June 9, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) issued a declaratory ruling clarifying that utilities may send non-telemarketing, time-sensitive “demand-response” calls and texts to customers who have...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Stock Advisory Hit With DNC Registry Lawsuit

On June 9, 2025, Tradercodes, LLC (“Defendant”) was sued in the Northern District of Georgia for allegedly violating the Do Not Call (“DNC”) provisions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). The National DNC...more

Hogan Lovells

Submitting tracking pixels in emails to consent: the CNIL launches a public consultation

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On 12 June 2025, the French data protection authority (CNIL) launched a public consultation on a draft recommendation regarding the use of tracking pixels in emails. This recommendation roughly assimilates pixels and any...more

Troutman Amin LLP

ITS HERE: The First of a Wave of New “Keyword Avoider” SMS Opt Out TCPA Class Actions Has Been Filed And TCPAWorld Will Never Be...

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An attorney named Jeff Lohman recently narrowly escaped a jury verdict against him on a RICO claim arising out of allegations he had manufactured TCPA claims by encouraging clients to use vague opt out language during phone...more

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Influencers on the "Free Stuff" Train Require Monitoring for False Claims

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A recent National Advertising Division (NAD) decision provides a warning that sending free stuff to influencers may make you responsible for what those influencers say, even without a formal relationship between the brand and...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Take Care Before You Share: How Copyright Registration Can Turn Nothing Into Something

A recent lawsuit against actor and comedian Marlon Wayans underscores the practical value created by  securing a copyright registration early and the associated risk doing so creates for a third-party user....more

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