The TCPA: Deep Dive: Details, Class Actions, Regulations, and Defense Strategies
You folks might remember I covered a story about ETN America and officer Shlomi Cohen being sued by the Wolf in a TCPA class action. ETN responded by issuing a press release doubling down on its TCPA compliance efforts, which...more
Owners of federal trademark registrations have become a popular target for scams. They need to protect themselves from others who try to use information in the trademark registration for their own financial advantage. ...more
Honeymoon? What honeymoon. Let’s talk ATDS cases! Haven’t seen a good ATDS ruling in a while. Here’s one! In Wofford v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC 2026 WL 124312 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 16, 2026) the court ruled a LiveVox...more
So the biggest new TCPA decision of 2026 so far is definitely Howard v. RNCC out of the Ninth Circuit. In that case the court held cold call video messages sent by Republicans to potential voters did NOT violate the TCPA...more
Quick one for you TCPAWorld. In Barton v. Fast and Easy Marketing, LLC, et al. 2026 WL 25742 (W.D. Wash. Jan. 5, 2026) famous repeat litigator Nathan Barton filed suit against several companies in connection with unwanted...more
In Florida’s 2026 legislative session, both chambers will consider bills that would impose strict requirements for caller identification on businesses. The bills target both telecommunications companies and the callers....more
On January 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision in Howard v. Republican National Committee (RNC) offering two important interpretations of the applicability of the Telephone Consumer...more
Every trade show you attend these days you see “AI voice” outreach platforms promising to replace human agents. “They’re cheaper.” “They’re better.” “They’re more compliant.” As if consumers would rather talk to a bot than a...more
The United States District Court for the Central District of California granted Defendant Monarch Healthcare, A Medical Group, Inc.’s motion to dismiss. Plaintiff Liseth Aguirre alleged she received phone calls from...more
Discussing the impact of the TCPA on the lead gen world. Usually that impact really falls on the brands– the lead buyers– because they end up stuck with the consequences of whatever screw ups the lead seller makes....more
The Wolf is always stalking just outside the door for lead generators. Anthony Paronich has made a (very lucrative) career out of suing lead buyers in TCPA class actions. And occasionally, he will sue the lead generator...more
Now, those long time TCPAWorld dwellers should already be familiar with the Czar’s Troutman Nine—the TCPA guide to securing prior express written consent (“PEWC”) under the CFR....more
Although originally adopted on February 16, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission again has decided to delay the effective date of its opt-out regulation until January 31, 2027. We discuss the reasoning for the most...more
Interesting one from this December. In Bell v. Hawx 2025 WL 3677347 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 18, 2025) a defendant’s motion to dismiss had been granted because the plaintiff had failed to allege sufficient facts about the calls at...more
In Mable v. Duke Energy, 2025 WL 3535057 (N.D. Fl. Nov. 18, 2025) the court overrule most of Duke’s objections and compelled a massive production consisting of for the period from September 17, 2020 through October 31, 2025,...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
B2B callers are constantly facing TCPA DNC risk despite the fact the DNC supposedly only applies to residential lines. The issue, of course, is that cell phones are often used for both business and personal use–especially...more
A recent lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina is spotlighting risks businesses face when using prerecorded telemarketing messages without proper consent. The...more
Repeat litigator Nathan Barton is feeling quite strong and good today. He just nicked a TCPA defendant for nearly $131k on a default basis– in a claim involving 77 allegedly unwanted calls....more
A very important tool in thwarting TCPA class action is the arbitration clause. While attorneys are very familiar with these clauses– and their importance–I find many business leads do not really understand why they matter....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
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
Just a fascinating one for you. So a couple years back basically all 50 states–Alaska and South Dakota did not originally sue, but the FCC and the AG for DC did, and then South Dakota did eventually– sued a guy named Michael...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