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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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REQUEST DENIED: Rare Procedural Ruling Could be Big Help to TCPA Defendant in Class Action Over Alleged Fake Lead

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Law Conference of Champions IV saw Troutman Amin, LLP partner Brittany Andres take the stage and give an absolutely BRILLIANT discussion of litigation tactics in TCPA class litigation....more

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GETTING TO KNOW YOU: FCC Publishes New KYC Rules NPRM in Federal Registrar– Proposes Requirements to Validate Customers on...

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David Casem–the CEO of Telnyx– spoke on stage at the Law Conference of Champions last month and questioned the need for KYC requirements for carriers....more

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April 2026 Consumer Litigation Filings: All Major Statutes Up for the First Time in Over a Year

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Statistics for April consumer litigation filings are in, and, for the first time in over a year, all three of the top consumer protection statutes moved up month-over-month. According to a report by WebRecon, court filings...more

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What Dealerships Need to Know About Texting, Lead Generation, AI Outreach, and Revocation Rules Under the TCPA

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Auto dealers continue to face substantial exposure under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) as they increasingly rely on digital marketing, customer relationship management (CRM) automation, lead-generation vendors,...more

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Tennessee’s New Solicitation Oversight Law

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Tennessee’s General Assembly unanimously passed House Bill 2408 and its companion, Senate Bill 2659, a measure that adds a new oversight mechanism to the state’s existing telephone and text message solicitation framework....more

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Verification Texts Are Not Automatically TCPA Ads, New Jersey Court Holds

On May 20, 2026, in Zelma v. Wonder Group Inc. (D.N.J. May 20, 2026), a federal court in New Jersey largely dismissed Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) claims against food-tech company Wonder Group Inc. (Wonder),...more

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NOT SO COZY: Loungewear Company Hit With Class Action Lawsuit For Alleged Violations of The Quiet Hours Provisions

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Another lawsuit involving an alleged violation of 47 C.F.R. § 64.1200(c)(1) (the “Quiet Hours Provision”) just got filed in the U.S. Central District of California by none other than Jibrael Hindi’s office, which has filed...more

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QUIET HOUR KILLER: Court Holds TCPA Quiet Hours Claims Cannot be Brought By Plaintiff Who Voluntarily Provided Their Phone Number...

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Over the past couple a years TCPAWorld has been hammered with a huge number of quiet hours TCPA claims filed across the nation. The claims generally allege receipt of marketing calls prior to 8 am or after 9 pm at the called...more

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MOVING FORWARD: Senate Version of “Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act” Sent to Committee–Would Increase Damages for...

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We have been covering the disastrous new effort by Democrats in Congress to expand the TCPA at the behest of the NCLC (read: rich Plaintiff’s attorneys.) Well the bill is moving with speed now in the Senate with Senator...more

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Inside the Ad Law Tool Kit: Telemarketing and Texting

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Join us as we offer a sneak peek into select chapters from the newly released 14th edition of Venable’s Advertising Law Tool Kit, which helps marketing teams navigate their organization’s legal risk. ...more

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FCC seeks more prescriptive “know your customer” obligations for originating providers

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently launched a new phase in its robocall mitigation agenda by proposing to convert its existing, principles-based “know your customer” (KYC) obligation into a more detailed...more

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Reading the Tea Leaves: Text Messages May Not Be TCPA Calls in the Seventh Circuit

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On May 21, a panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals heard argument in Steidinger v. Blackstone Medical Services on whether text messages are covered as “telephone calls” in § 227(c)(5) of the Telephone Consumer...more

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Court rejects argument that Telephone Consumer Protection Act does not cover text messages

On April 22, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona granted in part and denied in part a defendant’s motion to dismiss a complaint alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) as well as...more

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Key Takeaways from the 2026 MBA Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference

A group of our Hinshaw colleagues had a front-row seat as the Diamond Sponsor firm at last week’s Mortgage Bankers Association Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference in Miami from May 4–7, 2026. Several of our team...more

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March Consumer Litigation Filings: TCPA Cools Off Slightly, FCRA/FDCPA and CFPB Complaints Heat Up

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Statistics for March consumer litigation filings are in with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) again leading the pack in terms of increased litigation filings and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) not far...more

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March 2026 Litigation Update: FDCPA and FCRA Lead a Broad Consumer Litigation Rebound, YTD Figures Remain Up

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Consumer litigation activity reversed course in March 2026, with WebRecon's latest data showing a near-complete flip from February's trends. After leading all categories with a 33.3% monthly increase in February, TCPA filings...more

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Court allows putative class action to proceed, holds do-not-call protections apply to text messages

Recently, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied a car dealership’s motion to dismiss a putative class action alleging violations of the TCPA’s do-not-call (DNC) provisions. The plaintiff alleged...more

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North Carolina AG Unlocks Homeowners From MV Realty Deals

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North Carolina AG Jeff Jackson obtained consent judgments against MV Realty and company executives after a North Carolina Superior Court held them liable for unfair and deceptive trade practices and violations of state...more

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 Get Out of TCPA Jail Free Card? Maintain a DNC Policy!

An oft-discussed topic with which our readers are familiar is the National Do Not Call (“DNC”) registry. A lesser discussed topic is the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (“TCPA”) regulations relating to maintenance of...more

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A Motion Defeated by a Calendar, Not a Court: Why Notice Deadlines Matter in TCPA Motions

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A recent ruling from Texas’s Fourteenth Court of Appeals carries a sharp warning for employers and businesses caught in long-running Texas litigation: the procedural rules governing a case can shift as claims evolve—a party’s...more

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Five Best Practices to Avoid Violating the TCPA

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The U.S. Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is a consumer protection statute that has historically regulated informational and marketing communications via the telephone. U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...more

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TCPA Tracker: March-April 2026

The Sixth Circuit reversed the decision by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan which denied a motion to compel arbitration based on a ​“click” consent to a website’s mandatory arbitration...more

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TCPA Decision Worth Watching: Court Rejects Weak Call Attribution and Narrows “Solicitation” Theory

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A recent decision out of the Northern District of Illinois is worth a look for companies involved in outbound calling or text messaging in the debt relief space. See Ricker v. Debt Resolution Direct LLC, No. 1:25-cv-06972...more

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Proceed With Caution – DNC List Lawsuit Ends With Massive Settlement

Our readers know that making unsolicited telephone calls to consumers whose telephone numbers are on the National Do Not Call registry (“DNC List”) is a big no-no. The latest evidence of this is a class action lawsuit against...more

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SERIOUS STUFF: Court Reminds TCPA Lawyers They Could Be Disbarred or Jailed for Submitting False Evidence– And Everyone Should...

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Its getting a little chippy out there in TCPAWorld lately. I’ve been noticing an increasing effort by TCPA litigants to seek sanctions and call each other liars. At issue, ultimately, are the veracity of leads– webform...more

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