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Meet the Czar of the TCPA World

Already one of the best known lawyers in the U.S. telecom legal space following the success of the TCPA.World brand, former Big Law partner Eric J. Troutman, has embarked on his next project. “I plan for Troutman Amin, LLP to take over the legal world.” Troutman quipped when discussing the…Continue reading “Meet the Czar of the TCPA World”

20Apr 2026
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NEWS: Yes, the Czar is Everywhere Right Now But There is Even Bigger News– And Check Out this Trailer!

So last month the WSJ featured the Czar in a story about hourly rates. Last week Law360 did a feature…

17Apr 2026
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TEXTS AND THE TCPA: LCOC IV Panelists To Break Down Shifting SMS Rules and Best Practices in Text Message Deep Dive

SMS is among the most important–and valuable–channels available to a marketer. But the rules around SMS messaging have been moving…

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NOT MARKETING: Message Promoting Service Reducing the Cost of Prescription Drugs Is Informational for TCPA Purposes Court Finds

28 Aug 202429 Aug 2024
Johnson & Johnson may have gotten away with one here. So I generally do not discuss fax TCPA cases these days because I refuse to acknowledge that fax is still…
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DON’T GET BLINDED BY MARKETING MISSTEPS: Important Marketing reminders from the FTC

27 Aug 2024
Recently the FTC published a business blog about the marketing practices around solar and renewable energy vertical.  While it is great guidance for those in that particular space, it's also…
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TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW: Join Queenie and Evocalize for the LATEST NEWS on the FCC’s One-to-One Consent Rule!

27 Aug 202429 Aug 2024
So we are creeping forth toward January, 2025, which is the last syllable of recorded time for your current leads -- because the FCC's one-to-one consent rule is closer than…
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STRANGE SAGA: Erin Robertson is the Most Unlucky Person in the World–Or Is She?

27 Aug 202428 Aug 2024
This is apparently Mr. Obasuyi per his Facebook profile Imagine her luck. Erin Robertson receives hundreds of robocalls a day she didn't ask for. Why? Because a man in Nigeria…
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ANOTHER EWING VICTORY: Court Enters Judgment for Over $31k Against Jacqueline Salazar and DreamStay Solutions, LLC in TCPA/CIPA Case

26 Aug 202427 Aug 2024
Anton Ewing is making a ton of noise in TCPAWorld right now. Fresh off a huge $78k default judgment win last week, Ewing is back again to start this week…
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CALL A SPADE: PayPal Sued in New TCPA Suit for Doing Just That.

23 Aug 202423 Aug 2024
Happy Friday everyone. Going into the weekend, I wanted to share an intriguing development for you TCPA watchers. A fresh lawsuit entitled Spade v. Paypal, Inc. has been filed in…
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Is the Czar sexy???

23 Aug 2024
So I have been called a lot of really nice things. "The most powerful man in telecom" "The governor of Orange County" "The world's greatest living lawyer" And, of course,…
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JAM PACKED: TWO MORE SHOWS Added– and NOBODY Does More Engagement Than Troutman Amin, LLP–NOBODY

23 Aug 202427 Aug 2024
This schedule is just nuts folks. We've added two more shows in the next 60 days to go with three upcoming webinars. Whether you're in Chicago, Austin, Salt Lake City…
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TESTING THE COURT’S PATIENCE: Anton Ewing and Freedom Forever Are Locked in Mortal Combat–Except They’re Not

23 Aug 202426 Aug 2024
Some folks litigate TCPA suits professionally and calmly. Then there's Anton Ewing. He's a tough fella to litigate against--which I suppose he'd tell you is the point. He doesn't want…
Class Actions…

CRYPTO CHAOS: Athena Bitcoin Sued After Flooding Phones with Texts

22 Aug 202422 Aug 2024
Greetings TCPAWorld! In a newly proposed class action lawsuit, Jackson v. Athena Bitcoin, Inc., 4:24CV00331, filed by the one and only LawHQ (if you didn’t read my previous blog, check…
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SCARY WIN: Anton Ewing Nets Over $78k On a TCPA Default Judgment Over Just 13 Calls with a New CIPA/TCPA Theory That’s Pretty Terrifying

22 Aug 202423 Aug 2024
"Imagine that" That's all his email sent as he forwarded an ecf notification of the default judgment. Anton Ewing is obviously quite pleased with his handiwork in his latest TCPA/CIPA…
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CAN JAIL CALLS BE CONSIDERED TELEMARKETING?: Securus Technologies Sued In TCPA Class Action

21 Aug 202421 Aug 2024
Hi TCPAWorld! Once upon a time, I used to receive TONS of calls from Securus that, at the time, I honestly never considered as being illegal. And well...I doubt I…
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HELPFUL AGAIN!: Another Court Limits Reach of TCPA’s Solicitation Definition as “Common Sense” Is Suddenly Stylish in TCPAWorld

21 Aug 202423 Aug 2024
Good things come in twos, at least this week in TCPAWorld. Just yesterday I reported on a case of a court limiting the TCPA's DNC rules in the context of…
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here’s the thing..

20 Aug 2024
So wow. A lot of buzz and energy around REACH right now. People are collapsing into the group as fast as they can. Totally understandable. This is it folks. But I am…
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STOP TALKING: AirVoice Wireless Sued Over AirTalk Wireless Promotional Texts

20 Aug 2024
Hi TCPAWorld! Wireless service provider AirVoice Wireless is facing a class action TCPA suit for purportedly sending repeated text messages in the face of the receiver’s opt out. The Complaint,…
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HELPFUL!: Court Holds Pest Control Inspection Calls Were Not Telemarketing Under the TCPA and It Really Helps Put Things into Perspective

20 Aug 202422 Aug 2024
I love a good double entendre. A pest control TCPA case that may help control the pests bringing TCPA cases. Love it! One of the trickiest issues in TCPAWorld is…
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WEBINAR WEEKS: Summer Ends With Massive TCPA Webinars From the Firm You TRUST

20 Aug 202421 Aug 2024
Editor's note: My webinar with CCC is actually being moved to September 3, 2024. We already have 250 registrants-fun--so be sure to sign up! Summer 2024 is coming to a…
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MASSIVE CHANGES AFOOT: R.E.A.C.H. Standard V.2.0. to BAN Highest Bidder Rankings/Sales and That’s Not All…

19 Aug 202420 Aug 2024
Everybody knows about the big loss by QuoteWizard last week. The "old lead gen" industry is dead as a doornail. The future is the vibrant R.E.A.C.H. community--setting standards and working…
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LEAD GEN MELTDOWN: QuoteWizard Faces $450MM in TCPA Penalties After Sending Texts to Allegedly Bad Leads

19 Aug 202419 Sep 2024
So massively massively important certification ruling out. Quotewizard just got absolutely crushed in a TCPA case. Unfortunately I am rushing to a deposition prep so I can't spend as much…
Express Consent…

REVVING UP A TCPA LAWSUIT: LawHQ Puts Jeg’s Automotive on the Legal Fast Track

17 Aug 2024
Well, folks, it’s Blake Landis, one of Troutman Amin’s newest additions, who will give you the latest scoop. It looks like Jeg’s Automotive LLC has drifted into some legal hot…
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What a nice note for a Friday afternoon

16 Aug 2024
We get a lot of fan mail around here, but this felt extra special and I figured I'd share as we all head to the weekend: Your team’s work is…
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R.E.A.C.H. BOARD VOTES UNAMIMOUSLY TO SET INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR AI COMMUNICATIONS

16 Aug 202419 Aug 2024
Responsible Enterprises Against Consumer Harassment (R.E.A.C.H.) held a board meeting today to discuss whether to set standards for industry participants leveraging AI in either outbound or inbound communications flows. It…
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LITTLE BROTHER: Court Reminds Everyone Why Nobody Talks About the Telemarketing Sales Rule by Dismissing Claim

16 Aug 202418 Aug 2024
You likely know (or detected) the TCPA is soooooo much more important to the average company than the TSR. But why is that? The TSR is longer. Much more detailed…
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NERDY: New Case Discusses TCPA Remedies Versus Causes of Action and I am Here For It

16 Aug 202416 Aug 2024
No matter how famous and powerful I become, the Czar will always be a little procedural nerd at heart. How many demurrers did I bring as a young lawyer reminding…
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God Is Dope, LLC Faces TCPA Lawsuit: A Case Where Faith Doesn’t Grant Immunity

15 Aug 2024
Hey TCPAWorld! Countess here, bringing you an interesting case that I could not let pass... In a recent filing in the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, Plaintiff Cosby Siringi…
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HANDCUFFED BY HOBBS ACT: Court Rejects Supreme Court “Musings”–Holds FCC TCPA Rulings Binding on Courts No Matter What

15 Aug 202416 Aug 2024
Here we go. Let the battle begin. Additional platitude opening lines. We all knew--well, at least I knew--there was going to be a huge battle over the application of the…
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PODCAST DROP!!!: (FULL EPISODE) Deserve to Win Ep. 26–How a Small Business Fought TCPA Pro Avi Kaufman and Won!

15 Aug 202416 Aug 2024
You don't see this everyday. So a guy named Joseph Kenney-- the Founder Owner of Powersol USA--reached out to the Czar recently claiming he had "crushed" TCPA-heavyweight Avi Kaufman in…
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End of “Fake Reviews”? — FTC Issues the Final Rule

14 Aug 202414 Aug 2024
Man, I had just recovered from the FCC's Artificial Intelligence Proposed Rule and the Notice of Inquiry.  But, this morning the FTC dropped their Final Rule on Fake Reviews.   And…
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“TIME IS MONEY INITIATIVE”: White House Announces New Consumer Protection Initiative Directing CFPB to Crack Down Businesses Wasting Consumer Time

14 Aug 2024
Hi TCPAWorld! I’m Tammana (Royal Court Name Pending), the latest Troutman Amin, LLP addition! And what a time I’ve chosen to jump in – these past few weeks have brought…
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FCC’s New Notice of Inquiry – Is This Big Brother’s Origin Story?

13 Aug 2024
The FCC’s recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry was released on August 8, 2024. While the proposed Rule is, deservedly, getting the most press, it’s important to…
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NEW FCC AI REGULATIONS!: The FCC NPRM Mandatory Disclosure Requirements For AI-Generated Calls And Texts

12 Aug 202413 Aug 2024
As Commissioner Starks aptly put it, AI is the "new electricity" and "is here to stay." On August 8, the FCC dropped a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") that’s a…
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NO CONSUMER DATA PRIVACY LAW, NO PROBLEM, OR IS IT: New York issues Business Guidance on Website Consumer Privacy Control Practices

9 Aug 2024
Last month New York’s OAG published business guidance for website privacy controls. No, you did not miss New York passing a Consumer Data Privacy Law. So how are they regulating…
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INCREDIBLE LCOC INTRO VIDEO DROPS… and its time for YOU to follow our YouTube Channel (Seriously)

9 Aug 202412 Aug 2024
So the Law Conference of Champions was back on July 15, 2024 and I am BARELY getting around to posting videos form the event. It was absolutely spectacular. I mean…

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