Three Utah-based firms and their owner have agreed to a proposed court order settling the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) charges against them. The proposed court order imposes a $45.5 million civil penalty judgment, of which all but $487,735 is conditionally suspended, provided certain conditions are met.

The FTC and FCC have announced the agenda for their first of two joint Robocall forums. The topic at the March 23 event will cover the regulatory challenges posed by illegal robocalls and what the two agencies are doing to protect consumers and encourage the development of private-sector solutions.

In a March 2018 court ruling, a New York Federal judge ordered Illinois Union Insurance Company to pay the $50 million settlement in a TCPA class action lawsuit against US Coachways. How did this happen?

The long awaited opinion from the DC Circuit Court of Appeals has been released in ACA International, et al., v. Federal Communications Commission. This is a very significant decision for the telemarketing industry, as it partly strikes down the FCC's 2015 TCPA expansion.

The two federal agencies that affect the telemarketing industry the most, the FTC and the FCC, have announced that they will be co-hosting two events aimed at reducing Illegal Robocalls and Caller ID spoofing.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a TCPA lawsuit previously dismissed for lack of Article III standing. The court’s decision to reinstate this lawsuit has important implications for defendants who challenge the TCPA at the pleading stage.

Faced with possible fines in excess of $121 million, JPMorgan Chase agreed to a $2.25 million TCPA class action settlement. The financial services firm was accused of violating the TCPA by autodialing over 200,000 cell phones after their customers had already verbally revoked consent. 

The FTC released its annual Consumer Sentinel Data Book summarizing consumer complaints about fraud, identity theft and other consumer concerns. Consumers reported losing more money than they did in 2016.