01.27.20
The TCPA does not regulate inbound telephone calls. When a patient calls a provider or another entity covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the TCPA does not apply.
01.02.20
Siding with the defendant, a Massachusetts federal court judge denied certification of two classes in a putative Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action against a medical device manufacturer.
Does a follow-up text in response to a consumer’s request to opt out where the sender communicates on multiple issues run afoul of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)?
President Donald Trump signed into law new robocall legislation just before the end of 2019.
12.17.19
Manatt shared the answer at its recent webinar “Telephone, Texts and the TCPA: What Every Healthcare Organization Needs to Know.”
11.25.19
The constitutionality of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) continues to make headlines, with recent decisions out of Delaware and Massachusetts, as well as a certiorari petition submitted to the Supreme Court.
Applying a seven-factor test, a Washington federal court found that the defendant didn’t “make” or “initiate” text messages for purposes of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) liability.
One of the many new laws enacted in California at the end of the most recent legislative session included the Consumer Call Protection Act.
The uncertainty surrounding the proper definition of an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) remains as courts continue to issue differing opinions on the issue.
A Washington federal court has ruled that text messages inviting recipients to watch a livestream of a candidate’s speech and visit his website did not constitute “telephone solicitations” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), even though the website offered a book ...