A district court in Louisiana has rendered an unexpected decision in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action that interprets the Supreme Court’s recent Barr v. American Association of Political Callers decision such that it retroactively renders the TCPA unconstitutional from November 2015 until June of this year.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the State of Ohio have announced that they are fining Globex Telecom, Inc.—a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service provider—approximately $2 million for violating multiple consumer protection regulations, including the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) and Ohio’s Telephone Solicitation Sales Act.
TCPA litigators and serial plaintiffs want to infiltrate your marketing campaigns. Their modus operandi involves taking advantage of unsuspecting marketers and well-intentioned companies who may not know that they are required to abide by the TCPA.
Two weeks ago, we reported that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had proposed new rules relating to the implementation of SHAKEN/STIR call authentication protocols as a part of the Commission’s ongoing efforts to put the TRACED Act into practice.
State Restricted Do Not Call Dates
October 12, 2020 – Columbus Day
*Columbus Day & Fraternal Day
Canadian Restricted Do Not Call Dates
October 12, 2020 – Thanksgiving Day
Arbitration clauses can be a useful tool for Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) defendants but, as a recent Second Circuit decision demonstrates, the details of how they are implemented matter a great deal for their enforceability.
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Last week, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai released a proposed Second Report and Order relating to the implementation of STIR/SHAKEN call authentication protocols as mandated by last year’s TRACED Act.
The call prohibition in Louisiana due to a declared state of emergency will end today effective 6 PM CST.
Conditions of Tropical Storm/Hurricane Laura and Tropical Depression 14/Tropical Storm/Hurricane Marco will allow the release of the LPSC from mandatory EOC presence.