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Aftershocks Being Felt: The TCPA After ACA International v. FCC

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The aftershocks from the D.C. Circuit’s opinion in ACA International v. FCC are beginning to be felt. In ACA International, the D.C. Circuit set aside several elements of the FCC’s 2015 Declaratory Ruling. A recent opinion by...more

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When a Regulation is Like “a ‘Mongrel’ – With No Offense to Dogs”

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It’s not every day that a federal court describes a regulation as “a ‘mongrel’ – with no offense to dogs.” But last week, that’s how a federal court characterized a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulation on the...more

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Senate Commerce Committee Members Air Laundry List of Pressing Issues Including Privacy, Data Security, and FTC Enforcement

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On September 27th, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a general oversight hearing of the FTC, which covered a multitude of major policy issues and included testimony from Chairwoman Edith...more

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Dial “C” for Confusion: Courts Split on TCPA Definition of Autodialer

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Notwithstanding so-called “guidance” from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in its July 2015 Order, the definition of “automatic telephone dialing system” (ATDS or autodialer) continues to be a disputed issue. This...more

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Federal Court Rules that Terms & Conditions can Provide Express Consent to Receiving Text Messages Under Telephone Consumer...

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The issue of consent is a critical issue in cases alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). The TCPA prohibits making any call using any “automatic telephone dialing system” to “any...more

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TCPA Connect - January 2016

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Manatt Defeats Motion for Class Certification in TCPA Complaint Against Network Telephone Services - A team of Manatt litigators secured a major victory for Network Telephone Services, Inc., on Jan. 12, 2016, in the U.S....more

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Third Circuit Gives TCPA Autodialer Plaintiffs Staying Power

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently became the first federal appellate court to apply the Federal Communications Commission’s declaratory ruling that expanded the notion of what constitutes an...more

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Third Circuit Allows Putative TCPA Class Action to Proceed, Citing FCC Ruling

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On October 23, 2015, the Third Circuit vacated a summary judgment decision in Yahoo, Inc.’s favor based on a recent Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) order that expanded the definition of an “autodialer” under the...more

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TCPA Connect - October 2015

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After FCC Citation for TCPA Violations, Lyft Changes Terms of Service - Less than a week after the Federal Communications Commission cited Lyft for violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by requiring customers...more

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