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FCC Chair Asks Congress for Expanded Authority to Limit Illegal Robocalls and Robotexts

USA - May 9 2023 Consumer frustration with illegal robocalls and robotexts has placed the FCC’s related regulatory scheme top of mind for regulators and legislators…

Amendments and Expansions to Washington State Mini-TCPA

USA - May 5 2023 On April 20, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed HB 1051 which amended the State’s Mini-TCPA by expanding the scope, creating a new section…

FCC Adopts Rules to Combat Illegal Texts; Seeks Comment on Revising TCPA Consent Requirements

USA - April 14 2023 On March 16, the FCC adopted a Report and Order setting the first regulations targeted at preventing scam text messages sent to consumers, relying on…

Recent Court Decision Inverts ATDS Pleading Standard in TCPA Litigation

USA - March 7 2022 In Shank v. Givesurance Insurance Services, Inc., Plaintiff alleged that Givesurance, as an agent for Progressive Casualty Insurance Company and…

Plaintiff’s Do-Not-Call Claim Survives Dismissal After Alleging Cell Phone was Used for Residential Purposes

USA - March 4 2022 A federal district court in Texas recently denied a Defendant’s motion to dismiss a TCPA complaint, finding that regulations regarding the National…

Fourth Circuit Agrees that Navient’s Records Established TCPA Plaintiff Had Not Revoked Consent

USA - December 15 2021 It is well established that TCPA plaintiffs have a right to revoke their consent and are often given a fair amount of latitude in exercising their…

Are added arbitration agreements becoming tougher to enforce?

USA - November 23 2021 A case currently on the U.S. Supreme Court’s list of pending petitions may impact the ability of financial institutions and other companies to rely…

Alert: New TCPA Risk Avoidance Tool

USA - October 19 2021 It was back in December 2018, before the pandemic temporarily shuttered stores and forced the whole world to "go remote," that the FCC voted to…

Plaintiffs Alleging Use of Predictive Dialer Defeat Motion to Dismiss TCPA Class Action

USA - September 10 2021 A federal district court in Illinois recently denied an insurance provider’s motion to dismiss a TCPA class action complaint, finding that the…

Litigation Under Florida’s Mini TCPA Begins to Heat Up

USA - September 9 2021 Since going into effect on July 1, 2021, the plaintiffs’ bar has wasted no time in seeking to test the limits of Florida’s mini-TCPA. In particular…