12.21.23
A summary of some recent noteworthy district-level decisions applying and interpreting Facebook follows.
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently weighed in on treble damages in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) dispute involving junk faxes.
The purported existence of a telemarketing contract and facts suggesting control over the calling party was enough to avoid dismissal of a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) claim for vicarious liability in Pennsylvania federal court.
In the first decision on the issue, an Arizona federal court held that a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) text didn’t run afoul of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
In a complaint filed in federal court, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) has alleged that Rite Aid used facial recognition technology in its stores without taking reasonable steps to prevent harm to consumers who were falsely accused by employees of shoplifting or other criminal ...
On December 20, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed its first significant updates to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in a decade.
12.11.23
On November 30, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell (the “AGO”) unveiled a new proposed rule regulating “junk fees” and consumer subscriptions (the “Proposed Rule”).
12.01.23
On November 22, the FCC issued a Second Report and Order with sweeping implications for the lead generation industry.
Allegations that a defendant left identical messages in an “unnaturally perfect” voice were sufficient for a Washington federal court to deny a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) defendant’s motion to dismiss.
A Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) defendant may be able to evade a lawsuit after pointing to contract terms that required its third-party vendor to comply with the statute in a new decision from Missouri.
