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Sick of Waiting: Health Care Companies Urge FCC to Rule on Their July 2016 Petition Seeking Clarification on the TCPA Related to...

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Last Friday, a group of Health Care Companies issued a letter to the FCC requesting it to respond to their petition filed back in July 2016, which asked the FCC to clarify that the use of a health plan member’s telephone...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

D.C. Circuit Shuts Down Rite Aid’s Challenge to Expand Healthcare Exemptions under the TCPA and HIPAA

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On March 16, 2018, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a groundbreaking decision in ACA Int’l v. FCC, No. 15-1211, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 6535 (D.C. Cir. Mar. 16, 2018) (“ACA Int’l“) that...more

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Rite Aid Wins Summary Judgment in TCPA Action Involving Prerecorded, Automated Call for Flu Shot Reminder

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In an outright win for pharmacies, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, in the attached opinion, granted Rite Aid’s motion for summary judgment in a class action alleging violations of the TCPA....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Do Routine Calls by Health Plans to Patients and Health Plan Members Constitute “Telemarketing” Under the Telephone Consumer...

Covered entities have a long list of laws and regulations governing their conduct, including their communications with patients, customers, and members. Specifically, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Enough is Enough: Court Dismisses TCPA Class Action Against A Health Plan That Placed Reminder Calls To Its Members That They...

Plaintiffs across the country have continued to file class actions against companies of all stripe for violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), often for communications far afield from the classic...more

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TCPA Update - October 2016

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We are pleased to present the latest edition of Monthly TCPA Digest, bringing you insights on TCPA regulatory and legislative updates, class action developments, and trends. If you have suggestions for content you would like...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Refill Reminders and the TCPA

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) presents another challenge as health care providers continue to engage patients and seek to meet Meaningful Use reminder objectives. Over the past year, there have been several...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Health Update - November 2014

“Healthcare-Related” Calls: Ambiguity at the Intersection of HIPAA and TCPA - Editor’s Note: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has established exemptions from certain requirements of the Telephone Consumer...more

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