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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 Hears Oral Arguments on the Scope of Judicial Review Under the Hobbs Act

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On January 21, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corporation. As discussed here, the primary issue is whether the Hobbs Act, which limits judicial...more

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SCOTUS Poised to Expand District Court Review of FCC Orders

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Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case that will likely determine whether a federal district court or the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has the final say on how to interpret the Telephone...more

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Redial: 2020 TCPA Year-in-Review - Analysis of critical issues and trends in TCPA compliance and litigation

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Supreme Court leaves TCPA intact; strikes down exception for government debt collection - The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) remains in place, but the exception permitting robocalls for government debt...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

U.S. Supreme Court to Address Major TCPA Issue Next Term, Resolving Circuit Split on Autodialer Standard

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Summer in Washington, D.C., is usually a quiet time. D.C.'s summer of 2020 has been anything but quiet, to put it mildly. While there are several existential pulls on our attention this season, we should still take a moment...more

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TCPA Tracker - July 2020

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Recent News - Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of the TCPA - On July 6, 2020, in a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the TCPA, but severed as unconstitutional the 2015 amendment that...more

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All Consuming - Financial Litigation Insights: Issue 3, July 2020

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Welcome! Welcome to the new format of All Consuming . We listened to the feedback. A newsletter filled with long articles gives the detailed information some are looking for but becomes another thing that others have to...more

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SCOTUS Decides Federal Debt is not Exempted from TCPA, While FCC Autodialer Declaration Further Alters TCPA Landscape

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With a major U.S. Supreme Court decision leading the way, recent developments continue to reshape the landscape of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)....more

Hogan Lovells

Eleventh Cir. Rejects Broad Reading of “Autodialer”

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On January 27, 2020, an Eleventh Circuit panel released a landmark ruling in Glasser v. Hilton Grand Vacations Company, LLC. The key issue in the case was how to interpret ambiguous language in the Telephone Consumer...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Telemarketing Legislation, Litigation Remain Hot-Button Issues for Legislature and Courts

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The legislation and litigation regarding unwanted calls remain alive and well and show no signs of ending anytime soon. With recent statutes enacted by the federal and New York State legislatures, telemarketing and debt...more

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Webinar Recap! Hot Topics and Trends in California Consumer Class Actions

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On Wednesday, August 7, 2019, Seyfarth partners Robert Milligan and Joseph Escarez reviewed the latest consumer class action law developments affecting companies that do business in California. It is no secret that...more

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Fourth Circuit’s Decision Revitalizes First Amendment Challenge to the TCPA

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In 1943, the United States Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of an ordinance that prohibited door knocking in Martin v. Struthers, 319 U.S. 141 (1943).  The Supreme Court, in its landmark free speech decision,...more

Carlton Fields

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending April 26, 2019

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Real Property Update - • Foreclosure / Reverse Mortgage / Condition Precedent: bank failed to establish that the subject property was not the principal residence of surviving co-borrower under its reverse mortgage, a...more

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TCPA First Amendment Argument Could Eliminate Government Debt Collection Exemption

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First Amendment challenges to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) are in the midst of a revival. The TCPA makes it unlawful to call or text a cell phone using an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) or...more

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First-In-the-Nation-Result: District Court Stays TCPA Case Pending Outcome of Ninth Circuit First Amendment Challenge

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Now we’re talking! As I’ve written on multiple occasions, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) is the broadest restriction on constitutionally protected speech in our nation’s history. Worse still, the statute is...more

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