04.06.21
On April 1, 2021, the Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in Facebook v. Duguid, resolving a long-standing circuit split on the definition of an automatic telephone dialing system under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
03.30.21
The Seventh Circuit refused to revive a TCPA action against Regions Bank, ruling that the district court properly granted summary judgment in the bank’s favor.
The federal government has waded into a debate on the constitutionality of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, an issue being litigated in the wake of the Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants decision by the Supreme Court last year.
A plaintiff could not get his Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action remanded to state court after a Pennsylvania federal court found he had standing to remain in federal court.
07.29.20
On July 28, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a public notice clarifying its prior guidance regarding the types of COVID-19-related communications that fall within the “emergency purposes” exception to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
07.10.20
On Thursday, July 9, 2020, the Supreme Court granted the petition for certiorari in Facebook, Inc v. Duguid, regarding the definition of an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
07.09.20
On June 25, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a Declaratory Ruling and Order in response to a 2015 petition by Anthem, Inc., a provider of health insurance.
California Assembly Bill 3007, introduced into the California legislature on February 21, 2020, and amended as of May 6, 2020, seeks to amend California Public Utilities Code §§ 2871, 2872, 2873 and 2875.5, relating to telecommunications.
“Americans passionately disagree about many things. But they are largely united in their disdain for robocalls.”
In the latest Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) ruling, a Pennsylvania district court has rejected the theory proposed by two plaintiffs regarding Navient Solutions: a dialing system that uses external databases to store and randomly and sequentially generate number tables to then pass on to ...