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19Apr 2021
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What Will Appellate Courts Do With Facebook?: New SCOTUS Remands Put the ATDS Ball Back in Familiar Courts

My buddy Sara Mereken–great reporter–broke the news today that the Supreme Court has remanded the LaBoom Disco and Allan cases back to the Second…

19Apr 2021
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Keystone: A Court in PA Just Quietly Saved TCPAWorld from a Massive Onslaught of New Internal DNC Cases and No One is Talking About it

With Facebook neutralizing most TCPA ATDS claims, understanding the DNC rules—including the dense CFR requirements— is more important than ever.…

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VICARIOUS LIABILITY ALLEGATIONS IMPLAUSIBLE: CASE DISMISSED

28 Mar 202128 Mar 2021
Are cursory references to a telehealth provider in another party’s health insurance application materials sufficient to support a “plausible” complaint under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) for vicarious liability?…
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BREAKING: ACLU Representatives Join Unprecedented Podcast to Discuss HUGE Ramifications of Creasy/Lindenbaum/TCPA on First Amendment Rights

26 Mar 202129 Mar 2021
Well folks, it just doesn't get any more important than this. The first ever appellate decision analyzing whether a discriminatory statute impacting speech can be applied in a discriminatory manner…
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CREASY COMEBACK?: Three More Heavy-Hitting Briefs Prop-Up Constitutionality Battle in the Sixth Circuit

25 Mar 202126 Mar 2021
We reported last week that the ACLU has joined the fray over the TCPA's constitutionality following AAPC. (We have a BIG podcast interview with those guys scheduled for tomorrow BTW.) Well…
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NO FACEBOOK RULING TODAY– But Interesting Specific Jurisdiction Case Worth a Read

25 Mar 202126 Mar 2021
Well folks, it is back to waking up early for me. Today was a decision day at SCOTUS but Facebook was not decided. Instead two cases argued in October were. But a…
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CTIA AND TMOBILE MESSAGING BEST PRACTICES HERE: Quick Supplement to DNC.com’s BIG CTIA Interview Today

24 Mar 202125 Mar 2021
Hey folks Hope you all had a chance to attend DNC.com's big interview with the CTIA today to discuss messaging best practices. It was a great show. Figured I'd provide…
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Court Confirms: No Private Right of Action for “Spoofing”

24 Mar 202125 Mar 2021
The TCPA's complex patchwork of statutes and regulations is brimming with private causes of action for the injured (or enterprising) plaintiff.  But not every violation provides a remedy, as a…
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Real Quick: March 25, 2021 is the Next SCOTUS Decision Day–Will Facebook be Decided Then?

22 Mar 202124 Mar 2021
The question everyone loves to ask these days is "when, oh when, will Facebook be decided?" Well we gave a run down on possible dates here, but the short answer…
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FORMAL PETITION TO “CORRECT” EXEMPTIONS CONSENT REQUIREMENT

21 Mar 2021
TCPAWorld has reported on groups urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to “correct” an apparently unintentional expansion of prior express written consent requirements when the agency recently codified certain Telephone…
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TCPA Quick Hitter: Hundreds of Unwanted Calls—But No Class Certification Against FedEx

18 Mar 202124 Mar 2021
Sometimes in class litigation having a really bad case isn’t actually such a bad thing. Take the case of Abdallah v. Fedex Corporate Servs., Case No.: 16-cv-3967, 2021 U.S. Dist.…
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WOAH: The ACLU Just Filed an Amicus Brief Supporting Creasy and it is REALLY Good

18 Mar 202124 Mar 2021
Real quick, we've been following the seesaw battle over Creasy at the district court level recently--although its really more of a buzz saw and than a seesaw right now-- but…
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How Cool is This? Squire’s Lydia De la Torre Selected to Join Inaugural Board of the CPPA

18 Mar 202118 Mar 2021
  Now this is really something. Our friend, and yours, Lydia F de la Torre--yes, that Lydia-- was just selected to the inaugural board for the California Privacy Protection Agency.  She…
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FCC ACTING CHAIR ANNOUNCES ACTIONS/AGENDA TO FURTHER COMBAT ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS

17 Mar 2021
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel laid out a series of concrete agency actions to further combat robocalls as the last item on the Commission’s March 17,…
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7th Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects Insured’s Attempt to Use Broad Duty to Defend Standard to End Run Coverage Exclusions

17 Mar 2021
Zurich Am. Ins. Co. v. Ocwen Fin. Corp. (“Ocwen”), presents yet  another example of why companies facing potential robo-call liability need more than Commercial General Liability Coverage to protect them…
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OVERTLY POLITICAL: Law Firm Appears to Have Declared TCPA War on the GOP

16 Mar 202118 Mar 2021
As I've been reporting, there have been a spat of TCPA suits filed recently against Republican-leaning candidates and PACs. First the National Republican Senatorial Committee was sued. Then it was…
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The Man Behind TRACED Finally Speaks: American Robocall Hero David Frankel Joins Unprecedented Podcast to Talk ITG and Carrier Call/Text Blocking

16 Mar 202118 Mar 2021
When the list of the most innovative and impactful minds of the early 21st century is compiled one day names like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Eric J. Troutman are…
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Two Is Not Always Better Than One – Court Dismisses TCPA Class Action Under First-to-File Doctrine

16 Mar 2021
If you are a defendant in a TCPA class action and get hit with a second similar class action, don’t forget the often over-looked first-to-file doctrine.  Just last week, a…
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Junk Fax Class Action Survives Dismissal–Leaves Critical First Amendment Issues for Another Day

15 Mar 202115 Mar 2021
Sometimes what the Court does not address is the most interesting issue in an opinion.  That's the case we are covering today.  Scoma v. National Spine & Pain Centers, LLC,…
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Buzzer Beater?: TCPA Defendants Get Some Much-Needed Good news On Creasy—But is it Too Little Too Late?

15 Mar 202116 Mar 2021
Well the tournament field was just announced yesterday and we already have one of those “last-minute heroics” stories we enjoy so much in March. As readers of TCPAWorld know, last…
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AMAZING THE DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES: One Year Ago the Czar Addressed TCPA World About COVID 19–And Look Where We Are Now

12 Mar 2021
Hi folks Not going to wax philosophic today--too busy. But a year ago I reflected for all of you on the start of the pandemic and our place in the…
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A Sign Of Things To Come: CFPB Rescinds “Abusive” Guidance

12 Mar 202116 Mar 2021
Perhaps the most controversial aspect of the Richard Cordray-era CFPB was its use of UDAAP enforcement authority to punish companies for conduct that, until that time, no one new was…
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A Pyrrhic Victory? D. Mass Adopts Marks And Holds A Text Is A Call

12 Mar 202112 Mar 2021
In what could be a very short-lived victory for the plaintiff, the District of Massachusetts just adopted the Marks ATDS formulation and held that a text is a call. See…
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TCPA FILINGS AGAINST DISPENERIES STILL SKY HIGH: Latest Filing Seeks Over $5MM in Damages

12 Mar 202115 Mar 2021
Well its 4:20 on a Friday so I guess that means its time for a little Cannabis news Just this week we dropped our HUGE interview with Morgan Fox of…
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Creasy Scorecard Update

11 Mar 2021
Eesh, this blog is keeping me busy this week. And it seems I have nothing but bad news to report. Real quick, yet another case just came down against Creasy.…
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Bad TCPA News: Plaintiff Permitted to Sue After Answering His Mother’s Phone in Stunning Expansion of TCPA Standing Principles

11 Mar 202112 Mar 2021
Hate is a strong word, but I really really really don’t like this one. A magistrate judge in New York just recommended a finding that a party who picked up…
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Real Quick: ANOTHER (4th!) TCPA Suit Was Just Filed Against Republicans and I’m Starting to Wonder What’s Up

11 Mar 202111 Mar 2021
As we've been tracking--in posts that have received a ton of traffic for some reason-- there have been three big TCPA suits filed against right-leaning political groups over the last…
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TCPA and the Cannabis Industry: National Cannabis Industry Association Spokesman Joins Unprecedented Podcast for Intense New Interview

10 Mar 202112 Mar 2021
Well folks, this is what TCPAWorld.com is all about. When a new crop of small business entrepreneurs trying to trailblaze the American business frontiers comes under assault by abusive TCPA…
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Political TCPA Suits Continue to Pour In: Latest TCPA Suit Targets Trump Make America Great Again PAC and “Save America”

10 Mar 202111 Mar 2021
Well I just got done with the Master Class--man was that a blast, the Kingmaker and Queenie are brilliant-- and now I have to quickly report on the latest TCPA suit targeting right-leaning…
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TWO HOURS UNTIL SHOW TIME– The “Big Four” Take The Stage at 10 AM Pacific

10 Mar 202110 Mar 2021
Well the crowd is streaming into the amptheatre. They're getting a little rowdy. I can hear them chanting "Mas-ter Class! Mas-ter Class!" Well really they're chating "King may-ker. Kin may-ker."…
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BREAKING: US Representative Suzan DelBene Introduces Federal Privacy Bill

10 Mar 202110 Mar 2021
US Representative Suzan DelBene (D. Wa.) has introduced privacy legislation, the Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act. The bill would require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related…
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UPDATED Victory by Default: TCPA Defendant Ends up Winning a TCPA Case By Doing Nothing At All

10 Mar 202110 Mar 2021
EDITOR'S NOTE: Wanted to provide everyone a quick update. After I ran my story this AM, I heard from my friends at TrueAccord—hi Katie and Kelly! It seems that the…
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P2P In Jeopardy?: Webinar Set Next Week to Discuss 10DLC Registration Requirements and the Future of Text Platforms

9 Mar 202110 Mar 2021
I know you're all looking forward to the huge "master class" tomorrow--I'll have slides to you soon Kingmaker, I promise!--but I wanted to provide a link to the webinar the…
Class Actions…

Pharmacy Obtains Dismissal of TCPA Class Under Emergency Exception For Communicating COVID-19 Procedures

8 Mar 202115 Mar 2021
The TCPA does not prohibit all calls or texts.  Among other exceptions, it carves out calls or texts made for an emergency purpose.  The FCC has determined that Congress intended…
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FACEBOOK WATCH 2021: No Ruling Today

8 Mar 2021
Today was another opinion day at the Supreme Court and likely the only one this week, but there was no ruling in Facebook v. Duguid. There was one opinion today,…
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TCPA in the Workplace: An Employer’s Guide to Telecom Laws Impacting Employee Outreach

8 Mar 202110 Mar 2021
One of the nice things about serving as your own webmaster is I can monitor the search terms that lead to tcpaworld.com visits, giving me pretty good insight in terms…
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BIPARTISAN BILL WOULD INCREASE PENALTIES FOR CALLER ID SPOOFED ROBOCALLS

8 Mar 20219 Mar 2021
Four U.S. Senators – two from each side of the aisle – have introduced S. 594, the Anti-Spoofing Penalties Modernization Act of 2021.  The lead sponsor – Senator Susan Collins…
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Sued Again: National Republican Senatorial Committee Hit with Another TCPA Suit For Unwanted Robotexts

8 Mar 2021
Real quick one for you. Last week I reported that the NRSC had been sued by a consumer in PA for unwanted campaign texts.  Well here's another one-- a consumer…

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