In its latest move addressing artificial intelligence (AI), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to regulate robocalls made using AI.

Reminders about the need for an eye exam do not always fall within the health care provider exemption of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) regulations, a federal court in Florida recently held.

Despite holding that cellphone users are not “categorically excluded” from the TCPA, a New York federal court granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after determining the complaint failed to allege that the defendant was directly or vicariously liable for the calls at issue.

A California federal court has denied class certification where questions existed about the use of the plaintiff’s phone number for business.

Manatt’s Christine Reilly, John McGuinness and Danielle Newman authored an article for Law360 summarizing how the TCPA is being impacted by various state of emergency declarations around the nation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including a recent declaratory ruling made by the FCC.

Robocalls are a hot topic in Washington, D.C., with new legislation proposed, testimony from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about its efforts to combat the problem and a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) having all been released in the ...

The old adage “good things come to those who wait” showed itself to be true when on March 16, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit released its hotly anticipated decision in ACA Int’l v. FCC, just shy of 17 months after oral argument. The decision, impacting a wide range of ...

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA), 42 U.S.C. § 227 et seq.—or “Total Cash for Plaintiffs’ Attorneys,” as it’s euphemistically called—is an increasingly hot topic in litigation. A federal consumer privacy statute that regulates the ...

Manatt Consumer Protection Leader and Partner Christine Reilly was named to Daily Journal’s Top 100 Lawyers 2024 list. 

Eighty-seven Manatt attorneys have been named to the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the nation’s leading lawyers each year based on a nationwide peer-review survey. 

Manatt Consumer Protection Leader Christine Reilly and Entertainment Litigation Partner Sarah Moses were named to LABJ’s Women of Influence: Attorneys list.

Manatt Consumer Protection Leader and Partner Christine Reilly was recognized on Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2024 Top 100 Lawyers list.  

Manatt Consumer Protection Leader and Partner Christine Reilly will speak on a panel session titled “Privacy Law in the Courts - Updates on Class Action Developments from Both Sides of the Aisle” at California Lawyers Association’s (CLA) 2023 Inaugural Annual Privacy Summit on February 9.

Manatt Consumer Protection Leader and Partner Christine Reilly will speak on a panel session titled “Who’s Calling or Clicking? Class Action Updates & Current Trends in Privacy” during the Institute for Corporate Counsel (ICC) on November 30.

Manatt’s Consumer Protection, Advertising and Competition Leader Christine Reilly and TCPA Compliance and Class Action Defense Partner Alexandra Krasovec will speak in a webinar session titled “State Mini-TCPAs: The New Frontier?” hosted by Charles River Associates on September 14.

Manatt’s Consumer Protection, Advertising and Competition Leader, Christine Reilly will be a co-panelist in a webinar session titled, “Latest Trends in Litigation & The Technology That is There to Help” hosted by Convoso on July 28.