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The holidays are always a busy time—sending holiday cards, cooking, present shopping and giving, and spending time with family and friends. It’s also an opportune and busy time for scammers too....more
On November 6, 2025, Texas reached a settlement regarding Senate Bill 140 (SB 140), which set forth amendments to the “state’s mini-TCPA” (Chapters 301-305 of the state’s Business and Commerce Code). In a joint motion to...more
In a reported decision that offers important guidance on protective orders under New Jersey’s Victim’s Assistance and Survivor Protection Act (VASPA), the Appellate Division recently reversed a Final Protective Order in A.C....more
Already one of the more robust mini-Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) laws, the Michigan State Senate recently passed new legislation aimed at unsolicited telemarketing to Michigan consumers. Below, we discuss in...more
Readers may recall a recent piece in which we discussed a constitutional challenge to the implementation of Texas Senate Bill 140 (“SB 140”), which overhauled Texas’ mini-Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). Below, we...more
So lots of action around the Texas registration statute. Did I say action? I meant confusion. Here’s what we know: Texas law requires telemarketers to register with the state if they “call” into the state per Section 302 of...more
The United States District Court for the Central District of California denied class certification for Plaintiff’s proposed Do-Not-Call class, finding that Plaintiff’s circumstantial evidence regarding lack of consent failed...more
Are you sending marketing text messages or placing telemarketing calls to individuals in Texas? If so, then you’ve probably been tracking the amendments to the Texas mini-TCPA, which took effect on September 1, 2025. Below we...more
Earlier this year, we wrote a piece about a petition to the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) aimed at curbing the influx of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) telemarketing quiet hours lawsuits. Since the...more
A common TCPA issue when state Mini-TCPA statutes are involved is determining who is subject to the state laws given that cell phone users might use area codes for a state but not live in that state....more
Not long about I wrote about how a call to a guy named “Needle Dee” resulted in a potential $3.3 billion dollar exposure against the Federal Savings Bank....more
As our readers are aware, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) prohibits businesses from delivering certain types of unsolicited calls and text messages to consumers. Traditionally, courts have understood this...more
The state of Texas made waves earlier this year when it enacted S.B. 140, a bill which amended how its existing telemarketing law applies to text message marketing....more
Retailers face a new compliance risk in Short Message Service (“SMS”) marketing due to the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) revocation of consent rule that took effect in April 2025. Under the FCC’s rules...more
Rocket Mortgage is no stranger to TCPA litigation. They have been sued repeatedly for unwanted solicitations and alleged robocalls....more
Takeaway: Following the Supreme Court’s decision in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp., 606 U.S. 146 (2025), three district courts have found that a “text message” is not a “telephone call” under...more
Well we have a true seesaw battle on our hands here. Courts continue to struggle with the issue of whether SMS Messages are covered by the TCPA’s DNC rules post-McKesson....more
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)....more
Companies marketing by text/SMS don’t just have to worry about the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act and Telemarketing Sales Rule. In addition to regulation at the federal level, it is critical to monitor state-level...more
Washington’s CEMA mini-TCPA has been drawing a lot of attention lately–especially as Courts around the country struggle with whether the TCPA’s DNC provisions apply to SMS messages....more
Our readers may recall a recent piece in which we discussed a new flavor of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) lawsuit being filed by The Law Offices of Jibrael Hindi (“Hindi”). Although the majority of cases Hindi...more
Effective September 1, 2025, SB 140 significantly expanded Texas’ telephone solicitation statute. SB 140 expressly covers text messages and similar electronic communications and introduced a direct private right of action...more
On July 16, 2025, the United District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued a noteworthy decision in Newell v. JR Capital, LLC. Among other claims, Plaintiff alleged that Defendant violated the Telephone...more
Since our last TCPA update, the biggest development was the Supreme Court’s ruling in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp., which we wrote about here, which established that federal courts are not bound...more
On October 24, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida dismissed a lawsuit alleging promotional text messages sent to a consumer’s phone violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The...more