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Lack of Patient-Provider Relationship Dooms Health Care Exemption

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/27/2022

Ruling on the health care exemption in the context of phone calls from an eye care provider, the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois recently held that a plaintiff’s Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)...more

Texts Regarding COVID Vaccine Eligibility Are Not Actionable Under TCPA, Texas Northern District Holds

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 3/18/2022

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas recently held that unsolicited text messages that simply inform recipients of the availability of a free COVID-19 vaccine are protected by the “emergency purposes”...more

Some Clinical Trial Calls Now Eligible for the FCC’s Revised TCPA Exemption

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 1/26/2021

The TRACED Act’s December 30, 2020 deadline was not the end of the FCC’s recent series of actions to bring more clarity to certain forms of TCPA exemptions. Most recently, on January 15, 2021, the FCC issued a Declaratory...more

FCC Proposed Rulemaking Presents an Opportunity to Reshape Some Existing TCPA Exemptions

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 10/7/2020

Over the years, one of the biggest challenges many businesses face when assessing TCPA risks posed by a new calling or texting campaign has been determining whether the proposed use case can defensibly rely on one of the...more

A Band-Aid Remedy?: New TCPA Rules for the Healthcare Industry

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 8/12/2015

Companies in the healthcare industry, along with virtually every consumer-facing business, are adjusting to the impacts of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) July 10, 2015 Order resolving more than 20 petitions...more

FCC Ruling Addresses Robocalls by Health Care Providers

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 7/28/2015

Mintz Levin’s Communications Practice recently released a Communications Advisory discussing a Declaratory Ruling and Order released by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The ruling clarified and expanded the reach...more

“Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You.” The FCC’s Latest TCPA Ruling Imposes Even More Restrictions on Telemarketing Calls and Texts

BakerHostetler on 7/16/2015

On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission released the Omnibus Declaratory Ruling and Order (the Order) it adopted on June 18. The Order addresses requests for clarification regarding requirements under the...more

FCC Order Creates New TCPA Challenges for Companies

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/14/2015

As previously reported, the Federal Communications Commission recently approved a Declaratory Ruling and Order (the Order) addressing a number of petitions that requested the FCC clarify its interpretations of the Telephone...more

FDA Advises it Will Not Enforce Regulatory Controls for Low-Risk Medical Information Technology Devices

McDermott Will & Emery on 6/26/2014

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in conjunction with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), recently issued a draft report...more

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