Class members in a recent Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action settlement—Charvat v. Valente, No. 12-cv-05746, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 187225 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 28, 2019)—each received approximately 2.5% of the payout that they were originally promised.
An Arizona District Court granted a motion to have a recent Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action transferred to another district court in a case that emphasizes the important differences between different circuits with regards to TCPA case law and Automatic Telephone Dialing System (ATDS) definitions.
A recent District Court ruling in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) case—Savett v. Anthem, Inc., CASE NO. 1:18-CV-274, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 190955 (N.D. Oh. Nov. 4, 2019)—threads a very specific needle and provides an interesting clarification regarding what constitutes a telemarketing robocall to a landline.
A California District Court handed down a ruling in a debt collection-related Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) case that potentially sets a clarifying precent on how revocation of consent applies to debtors with multiple accounts.
A California district court issued a ruling in favor of the defendant in an unusual Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action case involving a company that operates a mobile app designed to deliver cannabis products.
As we previously noted, the Pennsylvania state legislature passed a bill enacting new restrictions on robocalls. Now governor Tom Wolf has signed that bill into law.
State Restricted Do Not Call Dates
November 1, 2019 – All Saints Day
November 11, 2019 – Veterans Day
November 28, 2018 – Thanksgiving Day
November 29, 2018 – *Acadian Day
Canadian Restricted Do Not Call Dates
November 11, 2018 – Remembrance Day
State Restricted Do Not Call (DNC) Calling Rules & Exemptions
The office of Curtis T. Hill, Attorney General for the state of Indiana, has issued an opinion that clarifies certain aspects of new telemarketing regulations passed by the state legislature. Most notably, the AG sets forth some exemptions to the telemarketing registration requirements run that legislation.