Corporate Law Report: Global HR, Textual Harassment, Working Interviews, and Other Workplace Issues
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In This Issue: - Cosmetic Company Attacks Foundation of Resell Claim - Jenny Craig Sheds $3 Million in TCPA Class Action Settlement - Company Settles TCPA Suit, Sues Insurers for Not Covering Cost - Teen Hangout Site...more
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which generally prohibits certain calls to cell phones made with an Automatic Telephone Dialing System (ATDS), has created considerable compliance challenges for businesses, and...more
Court Orders $22M Payment in TCPA Fax Suit - A federal court judge in New Jersey recently held that a defendant could be directly liable under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for fax ads that it did not send. As a...more
A New Jersey bill which prohibits unwanted text message advertisements has been sent to the Governor for final consideration. A. 617, which passed unanimously in the Assembly June 26 and in the Senate Sept. 22, if signed into...more
Effective October 16, 2013, the rules governing telephone and text marketing will significantly change. Under prior Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations issued under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)...more
In This Issue: Manatt Advertising Litigation Team Twice Defeats Efforts to Enjoin TurboTax Television Commercials; Sen. Rockefeller Tries Again with Do Not Track; NAD: Price Match Offer by Toys “R” Us Needs a Change;...more
In This Issue: Energy Drink Draws the Ire of the NAD; User Files TCPA Suit Against Yahoo; and Yogi Can’t Bend the Law for Copyright Protection....more
Class actions under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. § 227, continue to be an active trend in consumer and privacy class action litigation. The TCPA, which was historically called the "fax blast"...more
Class actions under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. § 227, continue to be an active trend in consumer and privacy class action litigation. The TCPA, which was historically called the “fax blast”...more
In This Issue: Hotel Web Sites Receive Warning Letters From the FTC; Not So Lucky? Jeans Brand to Pay $10M to Settle Text Message Suit; NAD: Environmental Claims for Cookware Products Are Overstated; Another “Natural”...more
If your organization sends text message advertisements, a recent order by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington will be of interest to you. The judge certified two classes of plaintiffs in an action...more