08.01.24
Continuing its focus on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in robocalls, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sent letters to nine telecommunications companies asking about the efforts they are taking to prevent fraudulent robocalls that use AI for political purposes.
A California federal court recently granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) claim brought by a plaintiff alleging that she received a trio of unwanted phone calls, finding that she failed to state a claim under the statute.
A Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) plaintiff who was neither a subscriber of the telephone number nor a customary user of the number failed to state a claim under the statute, a New York federal court has ruled.
07.02.24
With the demise of the doctrine of Chevron deference at the U.S. Supreme Court in the Loper Bright Enterprises case, the future of the Federal Trade Commission’s broad rule banning noncompete agreements nationwide is uncertain.
06.25.24
A Pennsylvania federal court has ruled that a lawmaker can be held personally liable under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) for prerecorded robocalls that were intended as government communications to constituents.
Calls and messages encouraging a recipient to sign up for free nutrition counseling services did not constitute telephone solicitations within the meaning of the TCPA, according to a reported decision from a Wisconsin federal court.
An insurance company is on the hook for calls made by its agents after a decision from a federal court in Illinois.
An Arizona federal court determined that opt-in texts could violate the TCPA in a new decision.
05.10.24
On February 15, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to adopt rules expressly addressing revocation of consent.
In state law news, the West Virginia legislature is considering two new telemarketing bills, while a new law has taken effect in Maryland.
