Just yesterday I wrote about a district court in Rhode Island rejecting the Plaintiff bar’s latest theory on random and sequential number generation—that all dialers qualify as an ATDS because…

Illegal robocallers leave no opportunity unaddressed, even a pandemic. Thus, Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Edward Markey (D-MA) have urged the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the…

Well this is a mighty big ruling out of our smallest state. As we have written about repeatedly,the TCPA’s ATDS definition is on the shrink after years of expansion. The…

As I wrote a couple weeks back, I thought I would do a little “off the grid” content for DNC.com and agreed to join a webinar on the new TCPAfiling…

On March 20, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGAB) declared that “the COVID-19 pandemic constitutes an ‘emergency’ under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and…

Remember the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) “solicited fax rule?” The agency adopted it in conjunction with implementing the Junk Fax Prevention Act of 1995. Even if a fax was deemed…

Well that was quick. And brief. And entirely expected. As we reported just a few days ago, the Plaintiff in the big Gadelhak TCPA appeal took a crack at seeking a re-hearing…

In another sign of the remarkable times we find ourselves in, a Deputy Commissioner of the Nevada Department of Business and Industry "recommended" (!) that all debt collectors in the…

President Trump has renominated Federal Communications Commissioner Michael O’Rielly for another five-year term at the agency. One of the three Republican Commissioners, Commissioner O’Rielly’s current term expired last June, but…

Well here's a feel good story that we could all use right now. For those of you unfamiliar with the Bad Reyes saga, come gather around and I’ll tell you…

Earlier this week, in Card v. Wells Fargo, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45117 (D. Or. March 16, 2020), relying on Section 4 of the Federal Arbitration Act, the court deferred ruling on…

We’ve seen this before in TCPAWorld – unsolicited facsimile opinion surveys to gather data on medical expertise, with a potential monetary bonus kicker. Remember Doctor Mauthe? Now it’s the veterinarians’…

TCPAWorld recently reported on the latest developments in the case of Lucas v. Telemarketer Calling From (407) 476 and Other Telephone Numbers. Therein, the Court directed Mr. Lucas to prepare…

In Dressler v. Equifax, Inc. 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 8194, the Eleventh Circuit Court reviewed a district court’s decision to dismiss a Pro Se Plaintiff’s third amended complaint.  For the…

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The seesaw battle over the ATDS definition carries on, and although Defendants certainly appear to be winning the war, Plaintiffs are still picking up wins in skirmishes here and there.…

Well this one is spicy. Jeff Lohman. A name known to many in TCPAWorld. We’ve litigated unknown dozens of cases with the guy. Heck he was on my podcast once.…

When Mark Leyse picked up his roommate’s phone back in March, 2005 George W. Bush was still president, Obama had just become a Senator, and Trump was hosting only the…