The FCC issued a notice permitting the carriers to begin blocking calls from three entities “One Street Financial,” “Main Street Financial,” and “Alliant Financial" following unsatisfactory responses to ITG tickets.…

So Republicans are scared of Biden and his globalist agenda. Democrats are scared of Trump and his fascist tendencies. And I'm scared of all ya'll. Especially now. The headline here…

Hi folks Quick reminder, big webinar set for TOMORROW at 11:30 pacific time. We will be discussing a new ruling holding that government officials can be held directly liable for…

So a few weeks ago I became fed up with Twilio blocking legitimate communications and I said a few things about it. And so did numerous others. https://tcpaworld.com/2024/03/08/dude-twilio-knock-it-off-and-mef-just-made-the-czars-bad-side/ Well it…

Really interesting one for you this Friday. A subsidiary of Move, Inc. bought a data lead from Nations Info, Corp. off of its  HudHomesUsa.org website. The subsidiary made an outbound…

Cysts are bad. Stutters are bad. And if you stutter while saying cyst it probably sounds like "C-CIST" which is... well, even worse. What is a C-CIST you ask? Its…

Yep, you heard that right, I wouldn’t go as far as to say it is banned but it is definitely a “we will call you do not call us” type…

The FCC has ruled federal and state communications are not subject to the TCPA. Yet a new ruling out of a district court in Pennsylvania this week has sent shockwaves…

Well the agenda for the SOLD OUT Law Conference of Champions agenda has just been announced and it has something in it for EVERYONE. Just a fantastic line up, and…

So yesterday I began breaking down the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal's devastatig ruling in Drazen v. GoDaddy.com 2024 WL 2122466, No. 21-10199 (11th Cir. May 13, 2024). https://tcpaworld.com/2024/05/14/35mm-godaddy-tcpa-settlement-explodes-part-1-appellate-court-finds-probable-collusion-between-class-counsel-and-godaddy-lawyers-in-tcpa-class-settlement-deems-class-counsel-inadequate-to/ In my…

Aaron Franklin is an independent State Farm agent State Farm Chattanooga, Tennessee. His website boasts of his proximity to Volkswagen & Amazon and touts he has been proudly serving the…

Oh, the wonderous TCPAWorld. Every day something new and novel and fun. People wonder why I never get bored of TCPA litigation. Those people aren't paying attention. :) There is…

Huge case out of the Eleventh Circuit yesterday blasting a TCPA settlement to bits and accusing class counsel of self-dealing (ack.) But its a long decision and I don't have…

Holy smokes this is a massive ruling. A federal court in Pennsylvania just held individual legislators can be personally liable under the TCPA for calls they make in connection with their official…

Another big win for call centers hoping to leverage efficient modern technology to contact lists of phone numbers, even as those hoping to use the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)to…

This week was busy in the world of Consumer Data Privacy both Maryland and Vermont passed their respective state law. Maryland’s Governor was fast acting and signed the bill the…

When I was a kid my favorite show was "This Week in Baseball." I can still hear Mell Allen's voice saying "This Week [half beat] Baseball..." at the outset. Really…

Well, howdy partner... So we are just really rolling around here. Last week we celebrated our one year, our conference sold out, and our YouTube channel hit 100k views. This…

So Thane Charman is a repeat TCPA litigator. Files a bunch of cases. And he's had some moderate success. But he's also had some setbacks. Here's one. In Charman v. Desert…

Its crazy to think isn't it? Troutman Amin, LLP-- that powerful legal brand that stands toe-to-toe with some of the world's largest law firms-- is only a year old. Feels like you've…

Generally speaking a guy who sends tens of thousands of prerecorded calls to cell phones without express consent is in a heap of TCPA trouble. But if you're former child…

I always find it interesting when a TCPA defendant tries to raise a consent issue at the pleadings stage. I mean I have reported on this about a dozen times,…

A great new TCPA opinion out of Virginia highlights one of my favorite things:  third party management or lack thereof. In Ackerman v. Look Both Ways Insurance, LLC, 2024 WL…

Hi TCPAWorld! A bit of AI news today. As a major update to New Mexico's campaign laws, the state has implemented stringent regulations on political advertisements that use artificial intelligence to…

Hi folks So the Czar is out sick today—pretty beat up—but I promised everyone ONE LAST WARNING before we stop the sale of Law Conference of Championship in-person tickets, so…

So today is our ONE YEAR anniversary (unreal right?) and to celebrate... I wrote a poem. Ahem.. A's for anniversary, airports, ads, and attorneys who amaze; B's for blog, briefing,…

  The major wireless carriers (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile) were fined nearly $200 million dollars  for “illegally sharing access to customers’ location data” on April 29, 2024. These fines…

Those of you that subscribe to my newsletter just received word-- the LAST DAY to buy in-person LCOC tickets is THIS FRIDAY MAY 3, 2024. That's it. After that only…

So Temu is in a heap of TCPA trouble (though not as bad as KW.) It recently lost a CRITICAL effort to compel a TCPA class action to arbitration. https://tcpaworld.com/2024/03/21/cheap-stuff-expensive-lawsuit-temu-loses-big-in-effort-to-compel-otsa-class-action-to-arbitration/…

There must be something in the TCPA water right now for Keller Williams. They are getting obliterated. First they paid $40MM to settle a TCPA suit. https://tcpaworld.com/2023/01/18/the-tcpa-danger-remains-keller-williams-realty-agrees-to-massive-40mm-tcpa-settlement-but-will-it-hold-up/ Then they lose…

What were they thinking? According to the FCC the nation's largest wireless carriers were all secretly selling YOUR location information--in real time--to third-party companies without permission. This is simply crazy.…

So I am just a humble world-renowned lawyer trying to make a living defending small businesses... and somehow I find myself mixed up with a bunch of super-nerdy telecom guys…