Can't be any clearer and more upfront about this. If you have not retained us by December 31, 2024 you will end up paying much higher rates for our services…

Its pretty rare a guy hands you their policy playbook before moving into the role as a senior leader of a federal agency. But that is exactly what happened here,…

As you may or may not know, California requires Data Brokers to be registered in the state. The bill that expanded the requirements and transferred authority to the California Privacy…

We've done it. Something truly extraordinary. But you'll have to wait until the Big Game next weekend to find out exactly what it is. Let's just say we will further…

So the Czar is used to praise, of course. But when a veteran attorney from another law firm tells you they've been attending the conference for 20 years "and that…

Haven't talked about Dr. Evil--i.e. Tom Alvord--in a while. But he is out there doing big things in TCPAWorld. LawHQ continues to pillage the landscape with an impressive series of…

I told you all earlier this week-- what happened last Tuesday wasn't an election, it was a revolution. Others are starting to catch on. All that is solid melts into…

Still don't think the universe revolves around TCPAWorld? Senator John Thune was just elected Senate majority leader by the new Republican majority.  This makes Thune one of the four most…

Had a great time chatting at ANA Masters of Advertising Law yesterday. Really fun and will have pictures up soon. One thing I didn't get a chance to discuss--no time--was…

Hi TCPAWorld! One of the newest serial TCPA Plaintiffs, Nigel Lucombe, is the named plaintiff in yet another TCPA class action in the Middle District of Florida—this time against Prestige…

"When we take control again and we have unified government - when we have the White House, the Senate and the House - we're going to have the most aggressive…

The phrase "hosited upon her own petard" has enjoyed unlikely survival throughout the ages, seemingly for the purpose of being deployed at this precise moment. Back in 2020 then FCC…

Interesting one for you this morning. Farmers insurance was sued in a TCPA class action alleging the insurance giant made illegal solicitations without consent. The claim was brought pursuant to…

Hi TCPAWorld! Huge news in on the AI front. Monumental. OpenAI scored a major legal victory as Judge McMahon dismissed Raw Story Media's DMCA claims yesterday—"No concrete harm, no standing."…

Something strange is going on down in Texas right now. For the second time this week an extremely thin ruling has come down in a TCPA suit trapping a defendant…

Well its official. Yesterday the FCC announced the new one-to-one rule has cleared Office of Management and Budget review in time to become effective January 27, 2025. This was the…

It is not an overstatement to suggest when Donald Trump takes office next year he will become the most powerful man in the history of the world. I'm quite serious.…

So everyone knows I am a committed Cal alum. Love the Golden Bears and it was great to get an invite for a private tour of the Coliseum this week.…

The Federal Trade Commission recently released their Final Rule updating the Negative Option Rule.   And the Final Rule has some important changes that will affect many businesses.   The Negative…

Hi TCPAWorld! A major class action has been filed against Urban Outfitters alleging that the retailer violated the TCPA’s National Do Not Call Registry provisions by sending him unsolicited telemarketing…

Quick one for you (really quick.) Most of the time when a federal court rules on a motion it will give you a nice thoughtful opinion. Sometimes the opinion is…

Well, the Czar may not like the way the political system works in this nation right now but we all still need to deal with the consequences. And the truth…

The political process may not work the way it was supposed to in this country but, for now at least, we still have the freedom of speech. One of the…

Tomorrow we vote. Choosing between two unqualified candidates. They tell us this is choice. They tell us this is freedom. It was never supposed to work this way. Free-thinking electors--qualified…

The ladies... "OMG did you see what they did for Halloween?" Going to let the pictures do the talking here. Another amazing day doing amazing things. I know, I know.…

In past years I have done a spooky montage of scary TCPA stories on Halloween, but I feel like we've all had enough rattling our nerves lately. So this year…

For many years the Hageman vs. AT&T TCPA class settlement was the record holder in terms of cost-per-class-member. Back in 2014 AT&T agreed to pay $45,000,000.00 (!!!) to settle a…

So just last week we put on the webinar heard round the world. We broke zoom and had a bunch of people left out in the cold. The topic that…

Once again the TCPA + state law mini-TCPA claims have lead to a massive default judgment in a suit where the defendants did not show up to defend themselves. And…

It seems like wrong number TCPA class actions are all the rage again. I recently wrote about Assurance IQ's $20+MM TCPA settlement that likely lead to the company being shuttered.…

The law does not concern itself with trifles. A lovely adage. If only it were true. In Loop Spine v. American College of Medical Quality, 2024 WL 4542298 (N.D. Ill.…