05.02.19
The Federal Trade Commission’s approval of a pair of settlements involving defendants accused of making deceptive “Made in USA” claims revealed a split among the commissioners with regard to the agency’s use of remedies.
In late March, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Marketplace open enrollment report showing that 11.4 million people selected Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans in 2019—a 4% decline in the 39 states that use Healthcare.gov and a 1% increase in the 11 ...
05.01.19
In striking down a portion of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) as unconstitutional, the Fourth Circuit opened the door for more litigation against debt collectors.
Subway avoided liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) when an Illinois federal court dismissed the sandwich chain from the action, based on texts from T-Mobile offering its customers a free Subway sandwich.
Momentum continues to build for Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) legislation, with several bills pending in Congress and dozens of lawmakers signing on to support the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act.
Finding a lack of typicality, a Florida federal court denied class certification to a plaintiff suing a gym over text messages.
A fax sent by the defendant was “merely informational” and not an unsolicited advertisement, a Pennsylvania federal court has ruled.
One year after the ACA International (ACA) decision from the D.C. Circuit changed the face of litigation in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act world by striking down the Federal Communication Commission’s 2015 automatic telephone dialing system guidance, courts remain split on what ...
04.30.19
On April 25, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Draft Interim Recommendations to Address Groundwater Contaminated with Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) for public review and comment.
On April 18, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) released its long-awaited report on the likely economic impact of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
