• 12.01.23

    Contract Requirements May Help TCPA Defendant Secure Early End to TCPA Lawsuit

    A Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) defendant may be able to evade a lawsuit after pointing to contract terms that required its third-party vendor to comply with the statute in a new decision from Missouri.

  • 12.01.23

    One Business Day After ‘STOP’ Text Not Enough For Suit

    A text sent one business day after a plaintiff requested a halt to text messages was not enough to move a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) suit forward, a Florida federal court determined.  

  • 12.01.23

    FCC Takes First Step Towards AI-focused Regulations by Issuing Notice of Inquiry

    On November 15, 2023 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Inquiry seeking information and input from communications-focused industries on how the FCC should respond to the rapid proliferation of AI technologies.  

  • 11.07.23

    FCC Reaches New Heights With $300M Robocall Fine

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its largest fine to date, totaling $299,997,000, in an action against an auto warranty scam robocall operation run by an international network.

  • 11.07.23

    Text Message Not An “Artificial or Prerecorded Voice,” Ninth Circuit Rules

    A text message does not qualify as an “artificial or prerecorded voice” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.

  • 11.07.23

    Eleventh Circuit Doubles Down on Drazen II, Applies It to FTSA

    A single text is sufficient to establish standing for purposes of the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA), the Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently held in an unpublished per curiam opinion, doubling down on its change of heart in the en bancDrazen II decision.

  • 08.24.23

    Lead Generator Must Indemnify TCPA Defendant

    A lead generator must indemnify a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) codefendant after an Illinois federal court granted summary judgment in favor of the codefendant.

  • 08.24.23

    Can a Minor Provide Consent for TCPA Calls?

    The owner and subscriber of a cellphone listed on the National Do Not Call Registry has Article III standing to bring claims under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) for unsolicited calls or text messages directed to its number, even if the owner and subscriber is not the actual or ...

  • 08.24.23

    $40M TCPA Settlement for Real Estate Company

    A Florida state court recently granted final approval to a $40 million deal in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action, signaling that defendants are still facing the potential for sizable settlements.

  • 08.24.23

    REMINDER—New Rules Impacting Exempted Calls Now Effective

    On July 20, 2023, the new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules amending various Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) exemptions for artificial or prerecorded voice calls to residential telephone lines became effective.

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