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[Webinar] TCPA Guide for Health Care: Trends, Requirements and Strategies to Mitigate Risk - March 16th, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET

Though its sponsors in 1991 intended it for small claims court, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) has turned into high-cost litigation with serious business, and even personal, consequences. The average cost of a...more

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July 20, 2023 Effective Date Announced for TCPA Rule Amendments

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The FCC has announced an effective date of July 20, 2023 for rule amendments that affect certain calls to residential numbers that currently are exempt from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) prior express consent...more

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New TCPA Rules For Some “Exempt” Calls Will Go Into Effect on July 20, 2023

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On January 20, 2023, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC or Commission) announced the long-awaited effective date of new requirements for certain calls that are otherwise exempt from the Telephone Consumer Protection...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Eye On Privacy: 2021 Year in Review

Just as we thought 2022 was going to be significantly different than 2021, December 2021 and January 2022 events have thrown us for another (pandemic) loop. We anticipate that some of the privacy and cybersecurity...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Recent FCC Orders Implementing the TRACED Act

In 2019, Congress passed the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act—or TRACED Act (Act)—with the goal of complementing the now decades-old Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to stem the tide of...more

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Telemedicine, Texting, and TCPA: Telephone Consumer Protection Act Update

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What does the new Supreme Court text message ruling mean for your digital health business? The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Facebook, holding that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) did not apply to Facebook...more

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FCC Sets Volume Limits For Some Prerecorded Calls to Home Phones

The FCC recently adopted new rules that will limit the volume of calls that can be made to residential phones under certain TCPA consent exceptions. The new rules affect non-telemarketing calls that use an artificial or...more

Wiley Rein LLP

TCPA Update: FCC Imposes New Call Limits and Opt-Out Requirements

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On December 30, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Report and Order updating a number of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) exemptions. The Report and Order codifies exemptions...more

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FCC Issues Declaratory Ruling and Order in Anthem, Inc.

On July 25, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a Declaratory Ruling and Order in response to a 2015 petition by Anthem, Inc, a provider of health insurance (Anthem). Anthem requested that...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

The TCPA and Healthcare: Consent, Exemptions and Risk Mitigation

Editor’s Note: The average cost of a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) settlement is estimated at $6.6 million—and healthcare is among the top three industries being targeted for TCPA litigation. Though its sponsors in...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act in the Healthcare Industry

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As healthcare companies increasingly rely on mobile delivery platforms and other technologies to communicate with patients about appointments, billing and other issues related to their healthcare management, the potential for...more

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D.C. Circuit Delivers Mixed Results in Review of FCC's 2015 TCPA Order

This Alert at a Glance - The D.C. Circuit's opinion is a generally positive development for businesses as it rejects two of the most concerning aspects of the 2015 Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) Order—the broad...more

White and Williams LLP

DC Circuit Court Rejects FCC’s Expansive Definition of ATDS in Long-Awaited TCPA Decision

On March 16, 2018, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit released its much anticipated ruling in ACA International, et al., v. Federal Communications Commission rejecting the expansive definition of...more

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DC Circuit shuts down effort to limit TCPA liability for communicating health information

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, on March 16, 2018, struck a blow to healthcare industry efforts to exclude certain communications subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) from...more

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D.C. Circuit’s Long-Awaited Ruling Narrows FCC’s 2015 TCPA Order

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On March 16, 2018, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals released a long-awaited decision in ACA International, et al. v. FCC, unanimously ruling to narrow a 2015 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order (the “2015 Order”)...more

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Appeals Court Strikes Down Key Portions of FCC’s Onerous TCPA Rulemaking

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Last week, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit issued a long-awaited decision on an omnibus challenge to the FCC’s interpretation of the TCPA. While the decision provides some relief for businesses, it does not...more

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FCC Closes Loopholes and Expands Telephone Consumer Protection Act “TCPA” Consumer Protections in Declaratory Ruling and Order

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On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) released a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) Declaratory Ruling and Order (“TCPA Declaratory Ruling and Order” or “Order”) offering...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

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

FCC Ruling Addresses Robocalls by Health Care Providers

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

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