Quick one for you TCPAWorld. In Barton v. Fast and Easy Marketing, LLC, et al. 2026 WL 25742 (W.D. Wash. Jan. 5, 2026) famous repeat litigator Nathan Barton filed suit against several companies in connection with unwanted calls…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
This morning, the Supreme Court granted a petition asking it to determine whether the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”) applies to consumers who subscribe to non-audiovisual content, such as a digital newsletters, rather…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
Every trade show you attend these days you see “AI voice” outreach platforms promising to replace human agents. “They’re cheaper.” “They’re better.” “They’re more compliant.” As if consumers would rather talk to a bot than a…
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/ Civil Remedies, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
For any foreign (i.e. non-U.S.) companies out there that think you can blast American consumers with SMS messages or phone calls and escape liability, you better listen up…
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/ Civil Procedure, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, International Law & Trade, Privacy
Hi TCPAWorld! Defendant just scored a huge victory with a Court affirming a denial of class certification in their lawsuit. In Brian J. Lyngas, D.D.S., P.L.L.C., v. IQVIA, INC., 2025 WL 3565507 (E.D. PA Dec 12, 2025), Plaintiff…
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/ Civil Procedure, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
Discussing the impact of the TCPA on the lead gen world. Usually that impact really falls on the brands– the lead buyers– because they end up stuck with the consequences of whatever screw ups the lead seller makes…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
The Wolf is always stalking just outside the door for lead generators. Anthony Paronich has made a (very lucrative) career out of suing lead buyers in TCPA class actions. And occasionally, he will sue the lead generator…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
California’s Senate Bill (“SB”) 82, effective January 1, 2026, is set to spark some fireworks. The Bill seeks to curb the reach of arbitration provisions in consumer contracts by voiding so-called “infinite” arbitration clauses…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Conflict of Laws, Consumer Protection, Privacy
Now, those long time TCPAWorld dwellers should already be familiar with the Czar’s Troutman Nine—the TCPA guide to securing prior express written consent (“PEWC”) under the CFR…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
Interesting one from this December. In Bell v. Hawx 2025 WL 3677347 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 18, 2025) a defendant’s motion to dismiss had been granted because the plaintiff had failed to allege sufficient facts about the calls at issue…
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/ Civil Procedure, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Electronic Discovery, Privacy
In Mable v. Duke Energy, 2025 WL 3535057 (N.D. Fl. Nov. 18, 2025) the court overrule most of Duke’s objections and compelled a massive production consisting of for the period from September 17, 2020 through October 31, 2025,…
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/ Civil Procedure, Communications & Media Law, Electronic Discovery, Privacy, Consumer Protection
Disney is set to pay $10 million to settle allegations that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (“COPPA Rule”) by failing to properly label videos that it uploaded to YouTube as “Made for Kids” (“MFK”)…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
Well, 2026 is already off to a great start for a lot of folks. The FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) has issued a new order DA-26-12A extending the effective date of a key part of the TCPA’s consent…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
Hi TCPAWorld! Lei here with my first blog! And it’s regarding a huge ruling out of the Eastern District of Missouri yesterday, December 9, 2025, in Saggio & Furr v. Medicredit, Inc.—a putative TCPA class action…
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/ Civil Procedure, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
As I discussed at the big TCPA Summit the case law is somewhat fractured on the issue of whether SMS messages are “calls” for purposes of the TCPA’s DNC rules following McKesson…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
