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Telephone Consumer Protection Act

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1991 to protect consumers from unsolicited telephone marketing calls.  
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Supreme Court’s Hazy Junk Faxes Case Is Sure to Affect Compliance

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Companies that rely on digital marketing are awaiting a pivotal decision from the US Supreme Court on how federal courts should treat a Federal Communications Commission interpretation of a law against junk faxes. ...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

California’s Telephone Consumer Protection Act Compendium

Does your state have its own version of the TCPA? Yes. California has what is known as the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, which is located in sections 1798.100 to 1798.199.100 of the California Civil Code. The...more

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How to Reduce Potential TCPA Liability and FCC Reassigned Numbers Database

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The Federal Communications Commission’s Reassigned Numbers Database is designed to prevent a consumer from getting unwanted calls intended for someone who previously held their phone number. Telemarketers can use the...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Surge in TCPA Quiet Time Litigation

Our readers may recall a recent piece in which we discussed a petition seeking clarity from the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) about the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (“TCPA”) applicability to calls made late...more

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AI Meets TCPA: Navigating Business Compliance Risks in Phone Communications

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As artificial intelligence continues to transform business communications, companies will continue to face significant—and in some cases, increased—legal risks under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) when choosing...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

AAA Updates Consumer Arbitration Rules: What Businesses Need to Know

The American Arbitration Association (AAA) recently rolled out significant updates to its Consumer Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures, which took effect on May 1, 2025. These changes reflect AAA’s continued commitment...more

Burr & Forman

Ohio District Court Grants Summary Judgment in TCPA Case, Holding Statements Claiming Calls Were on Defendant's Behalf Were...

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Schwartz v. Bamz Enterprises, LLC, No. 1:23-cv-608, 2025 WL 1371433 (S.D. Ohio May 12, 2025) - Plaintiff filed suit, claiming Defendant violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) when he received multiple...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The TCPA Landscape in 2025: Key Developments and Compliance Priorities

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) continues to be a major source of litigation risk for businesses engaged in outbound marketing. In the first quarter of 2025, litigation under the TCPA surged dramatically, with...more

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TCPA Quiet Hour Lawsuits Proliferate as FCC Considers the Legal Impact of Prior Consent

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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act is a federal statute that governs various telemarketing practices. Following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Facebook v. Duguid (narrowing the interpretation autodialer), the...more

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TCPA Litigation Update: Virginia, Texas, and Nevada Federal Courts Toss TCPA Lawsuits Over Lack of Clear Defendant Ties

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Federal district courts in Virginia, Texas, and Nevada have recently dismissed a series of lawsuits brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), finding that plaintiffs failed to show how the defendants were...more

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FTSA’s Application to Nonprofits Remains Unsettled as Florida’s Legislative Session Will End Without Remedial Legislation

The FTSA - The FTSA (Fla. Stat. § 501.059), often referred to as Florida’s mini-TCPA, regulates how and when solicitors can call and text consumers. Most notably for present purposes, it prohibits telephonic solicitations...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

TCPA Claim Defense Bites The Dust

A notable decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has significant ramifications for companies defending against Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) claims. Below, we discuss the Court’s decision and its...more

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Call Me, Maybe? TCPA Jurisprudence Post-Loper Bright

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I’m not willing to admit how many times I’ve listened to Carly Rae Jepsen’s hit “Call Me Maybe,” but I’m well enough versed in its lyrics to safely conclude she likely provided her romantic interest prior express consent to...more

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Court Dismisses TCPA Case Due to Failure to Plausibly Allege That the Defendant Made the Calls at Issue

A recent decision out of the Eastern District of Virginia, Matthews v. Senior Life Ins. Co., provides a helpful reminder that TCPA complaints do not satisfy Rule 8’s pleading standard if they do not plausibly link the...more

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Litigation Update — One-to-One Consent Eleventh Circuit Challenge Dead

One-to-One Consent 11th Circuit Challenge Dead - As we previously reported, after the Eleventh Circuit vacated the Federal Communications Commission’s much-anticipated one-to-one consent rule in Insurance Marketing...more

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News — April 2025

We are pleased to present our latest edition of Telephone and Texting Compliance News, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In this month’s Regulatory Update, we cover the FCC’s...more

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FCC Dials Back TCPA Rules While Consumer and Small Business Groups Move to Intervene

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The first months of 2025 have brought a number of notable developments in TCPA litigation and compliance, kicking off with the eleventh-hour announcement by the FCC on January 24 that it would postpone the effective date of...more

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High Court Could Further Limit Deference With TCPA Fax Case in Law360

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Are district courts bound by both interpretive and final rules issued by the Federal Communications Commission? The U.S. Supreme Court‘s decision to hear the case of McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates Inc. v. McKesson...more

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Tenth Circuit Finds That Invitations to Town Halls Regarding Covid-19 Triggered the TCPA’s Emergency Purposes Exception; Declines...

In a case analyzing whether invitations to town hall meetings regarding COVID-19 were exempted from liability by the TCPA’s emergency purposes exception, the Tenth Circuit declined to address whether a municipality is a...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Set Telemarketing to Snooze: Telemarketing Quiet Hours Lawsuits on the Rise!

As our readers are aware, the legality of telemarketing during quiet hours has been a hot topic in recent months. Last week, another putative class action Complaint was filed as a result of text messages that the Plaintiff...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Bank associations urge FCC to revise three rules

On April 11, several trade associations filed joint comments urging the FCC to revise or rescind certain rules implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) which restrict non-telemarketing informational calls. In...more

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Clocked In: FCC Seeks Clarity on Call Time Rules

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In our previous alert, Tick-Tock, Don’t Get Caught: Navigating TCPA’s Quiet Hours, we discussed a growing wave of lawsuits targeting businesses under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) for allegedly sending text...more

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TCPA Turnstile: TCPA Litigation Continues to Spring to Life in 2025 (TCPA Update Vol. 20)

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TCPA litigation, like spring flowers, is in full bloom this season. Over the past several months, major decisions have come down related to the FCC’s one-to-one consent rule (which we covered in our last update) as well as...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks | Issue 28

Katten's Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks is a monthly newsletter highlighting the latest news and legal developments involving privacy, data and cybersecurity issues across the globe....more

Venable LLP

Telemarketing and Texting

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Join us as we spotlight select chapters of Venable’s popular Advertising Law Tool Kit, which helps marketing teams navigate their organization’s legal risk. ...more

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