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11.02.17

Privacy Shield Gets Passing Grade

In reviewing the first year of implementation of the European Union-United States Privacy Shield, the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council declared it “adequate.”


11.02.17

New SAG-AFTRA Waiver for Low-Budget Digital Productions

Advertisers will soon be able to take advantage of a new waiver for digital low-budget commercial productions.


10.31.17

Reassigned Numbers: Commenters Embrace Database, Split on Safe Harbor

Of the dozens of comments filed in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) request on how to handle the problem of reassigned numbers, the majority appeared to support the agency’s plan to establish a central database, although opinions differed on the details.


10.31.17

Human Intervention Means Program Not ATDS, Illinois Court Rules

Human intervention to make calls on behalf of the defendant ruled out the use of an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS), an Illinois federal court judge has ruled, granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant.


10.31.17

Court Reduces TCPA Damages From $1.6B to $32M

Finding $32 million to be a more reasonable award than $1.6 billion, a Missouri federal court judge ordered the producers of “Last Ounce of Courage” to pay for phone calls promoting the movie that ran afoul of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).


10.31.17

Eight-Figure Settlements Continue for TCPA Disputes

Multimillion-dollar settlements continue to be a popular solution to Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class actions, as demonstrated by a recent retailer agreement.


10.31.17

Second Circuit Refuses to Rehear Consent Revocation Case

In the TCPA lawsuit, Reyes v. Lincoln, filed in 2015, Reyes leased a new luxury Lincoln and provided his cell phone number in his lease application.


10.30.17

California Appellate Court Sides With Plaintiff in PAGA Suit

A plaintiff seeking civil penalties under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) for a violation of the Labor Code is not required to satisfy the “injury” and “knowing and intentional” requirements of the statute, a California appellate panel has concluded.


10.27.17

When Experience Is Everything

If you ask any social media-wielding user (aka the world), experience is having a moment.


10.27.17

VR, AR and Emerging Tech for LBE Experiences

Manatt has previously covered the role of location-based entertainment (LBE) in driving awareness of virtual reality (VR)—in early 2016 after witnessing more brand-driven VR activations at SXSW (and its first AR/VR track), and at the end of the year in my review of VR in 2016.