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Robocalling › Vicarious Liability › The United States Federal Communications Commission

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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act and Sales Agents: The Dangers of the ‘Canary Trap’

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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. § 227, was enacted in 1991 “to protect the privacy interests of residential telephone subscribers,” according to the act’s legislative history. The TCPA provides for a...more

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No Capacity and No Liability: Court Rules Dialing System Is Not Subject to TCPA and Verizon Is Not Vicariously Liable

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In its July 2015 declaratory ruling, the FCC significantly broadened the TCPA’s definition of an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) to encompass not only equipment with the “present ability to dial randomly or...more

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Hold the Phone: Judge Holds Dish Network on the Line for Tens of Millions of Calls, but Leaves Silver Lining for TCPA Defendants

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On December 12, 2014, Judge Sue E. Myerscough issued an epic 238-page order granting in part and denying in part cross summary judgment motions filed in United States of America, et al. v. Dish Network, L.L.C. (“Dish...more

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