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09.22.15

Does the TCPA Cover efaxes? FCC Says Yes

In a new declaratory ruling, the Federal Communications Commission stated that efaxes fall under the purview of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.


08.21.15

New Bill Would Create Criminal Penalties for TCPA Violations

Could telemarketers be facing jail time for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act?


07.20.15

FCC Issues Long Awaited TCPA Declaratory Ruling and Order

On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its omnibus Declaratory Ruling and Order (Ruling) addressing 21 petitions filed with the agency by various companies and trade associations seeking relief or clarification regarding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 ...


03.18.15

California TCPA Suit Moves Forward

A putative class action alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by Bebe Stores will move forward after a California federal court judge denied defendant’s motion to dismiss.


11.21.14

Ruling on ATDS Capability, California Court Dismisses TCPA Suit

Siding with courts that evaluate a system’s present – not potential – capacity to store or produce telephone numbers when considering whether a system is an automatic telephone dialing system pursuant to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), a California federal court ...


07.16.14

Donna Wilson Invited to Speak on TCPA Developments

On July 25, 2014, Manatt litigation partner Donna Wilson will speak at a session titled “All About the Telephone Consumer Protection Act” during Bridgeport Continuing Education’s Advertising, Marketing & Media Law: Litigation & Best Practices Seminar.


03.17.14

FCC Seeks Comment on TCPA Liability When Phone Numbers Switch Hands

What happens when a company with prior express consent to call a consumer’s mobile phone contacts that number only to find that it now belongs to someone else?