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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

TCPA Case Filings on the Rise!

Recently, a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) case was filed against Sunflora, Inc. (“Sunflora”) in the Middle District of Florida for allegedly violating the prerecorded voice provisions of both the TCPA and Florida...more

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California Federal Court Dismisses TCPA Complaint Finding Recruitment Messages Are Not Solicitations

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In a recent ruling, a U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a complaint brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The complaint alleged that the...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Be Aggressive in Defending TCPA Lawsuits!

Earlier this summer, in Frank v. Receivables Performance Management, LLC (“RPM”), a judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey issued a useful decision for defendants, dismissing most of the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

TCPA Boundaries Drawn: Marketing Text Messages to Known Telephone Numbers Permitted

In Marina Soliman v. Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust, Ltd. (101 F.4th 176), the Second Circuit addressed critical questions regarding the definition of an “automatic telephone dialing system” (ATDS) and whether text...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Third Circuit Clarifies TCPA ATDS Liability

On April 8, 2024, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion clarifying Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) Automatic Telephone Dialing System (“ATDS”) liability in the wake of the United States Supreme...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Second Circuit adheres to narrow definition of ATDS

On May 10, 2024, the Second Circuit held in Soliman v. Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust Ltd., No. 22-1726 (2d Cir. May 10, 2024), that a device that selects and dials numbers from a stored list does not constitute an...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

11th Circuit rejects a proposed TCPA class action settlement

On May 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated and remanded a proposed TCPA class action settlement agreement. The class, consolidated from three class actions, accused the defendant, the “world’s...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of List-Mode TCPA Claims

In an unpublished opinion, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of a “list-mode” theory of liability that had been advanced by prolific professional plaintiff Andrew...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Second Circuit Finds Text Messages Selected and Sent From a List Using Alleged “SMS Blaster” Not Subject to TCPA Autodialer...

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Aligning itself with three other federal appellate courts, the Second Circuit recently made clear in Soliman v. Subway Franchisee Adver. Fund Trust, Ltd., No. 22-1726-cv, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 11417 (2d Cir. May 10, 2024),...more

Carlton Fields

11th Circuit: Another GoDaddy TCPA Class Settlement Is a No-Go

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In the latest decision in a long-running saga in Drazen v. Pinto, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals tackled several issues regarding a proposed class settlement agreement....more

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Second Circuit Upholds TCPA Case Dismissal: ATDS Must Generate Phone Numbers, Text Messages Don’t Qualify as Artificial Voices

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In Soliman v. Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust, Ltd, the plaintiff alleged that the defendant violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by sending a text message to her cell phone using an automatic...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Eleventh Circuit Eviscerates TCPA Class Action Settlement

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On May 13, 2024, in Drazen v. GoDaddy.com, LLC, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a scathing, 123-page decision reversing a district court’s approval of a class-action settlement in...more

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Ad Law Tool Kit Show – Episode 12 – Telemarketing and Texting

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Listen to Episode 12 of our podcast, the Ad Law Tool Kit Show. In this episode, partner Ari Rothman talks to host Shahin Rothermel about telemarketing and texting. Check out the episode....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Maryland’s New Telemarketing Law Now in Effect

As of January 1, 2024, the State of Maryland’s new telemarketing law, the ​“Stop the Spam Calls Act of 2023,” officially became law....more

Venable LLP

FCC Continues TCPA Rule Modifications and Anti-Robocalls/Robotext Campaign in 2024

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Addressing robocalls and robotexts under authority granted to it by the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) continues to be a priority agenda item for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Most recently, the...more

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Pa. Autodialer Decision Has Turned TCPA Tides in 3rd Circ.

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The U.S. Supreme Court's 2021 decision in Facebook Inc. v. Duguid resolved a long-standing circuit split over the definition of an automatic telephone dialing system, or ATDS, under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. ...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Post-Facebook v. Duguid Litigation Roundup December 2023

As part of Manatt’s continuing monthly coverage of the aftermath of  Facebook v. Duguid and how district courts are applying it to determine whether a calling system meets the Supreme Court’s newly clarified definition of an...more

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Not to be a Grinch, but...is Your Business TCPA Compliant? (With Apologies to Dr. Seuss)

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Does your business use text message marketing, telemarketing or faxing? If so, you may be exposing yourself to multi-million dollar liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (“TCPA”), which restricts...more

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FCC Proposes New, Stricter TCPA Rules That Would Limit Lead Generation to One-Company Consent

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On November 22, 2023, the FCC released a Second Report and Order, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Waiver Order (Report and Order) outlining new, proposed rules implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

One Business Day After ‘STOP’ Text Not Enough For Suit

A text sent one business day after a plaintiff requested a halt to text messages was not enough to move a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) suit forward, a Florida federal court determined....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Another Day, Another ATDS Suit Dismissed in E.D. Pa.

Plaintiff Andrew Perrong is no stranger to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and on September 18, 2023, yet another of Perrong’s suits was partially dismissed on ATDS grounds.  Perrong v. Bradford, et al., No....more

Troutman Pepper

Pennsylvania Federal Court Declines to Dismiss Case Involving Political Message Allowing TCPA Claim Based on Prerecorded Message...

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In Perrong v. Bradford et al, the plaintiff alleged that the defendant, an elected official, violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by calling his residential phone using a prerecorded message and an automatic...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Eleventh Circuit Reverses Position on Standing, Single Text Sufficient

A unanimous en banc Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the court’s prior precedent and ruled that the receipt of a single text message is sufficient to establish Article III standing for purposes of a Telephone...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Post-Facebook v. Duguid Litigation Roundup - September 2023

As part of Manatt’s continuing monthly coverage of the aftermath of Facebook v. Duguid and how district courts are applying it to determine whether a calling system meets the Supreme Court’s newly clarified definition of an...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Post-Facebook v. Duguid Litigation Roundup - August 2023 #2

As part of Manatt’s continuing monthly coverage of the aftermath of Facebook v. Duguid and how district courts are applying it to determine whether a calling system meets the Supreme Court’s newly clarified definition of an...more

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