2021 was an eventful year in the world of telemarketing regulations. Here are the most important events and stories from the past year.
Tag: TCPA
30 Years of the TCPA
Today is the 30 year anniversary of President George H.W. Bush signing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) into law. It is fitting that this anniversary is somewhat overlooked as, for the first two decades of its existence, the TCPA served its intended, modest purpose as a statute allowing individual consumers to bring lawsuits in… Continue reading 30 Years of the TCPA
Just In Time for the Holidays, Court Allows Corporate Officer to Be Personally Sued
In what is becoming something of a December tradition, a court played the role of Bad Santa by allowing a plaintiff to name a corporate officer as personally liable in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) case.
Wrong Numbers Are a TCPA Risk
Wrong numbers sometimes take a backseat to reassigned numbers when discussing Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) risks. But they represent a similar sort of risk without counterbalancing features like the Reassigned Numbers Database (RND) and its associated safe harbor. Understanding why wrong numbers serve as a source of TCPA risk and implementing measures to mitigate that risk are essential parts of TCPA compliance.
Just the Fax, Ma’am
30 years after the passage of the TCPA, fax machines might not be used as often as they once were but faxes remain a source of TCPA litigation. Here are some notable TCPA fax cases from this year.
Autumn Telemarketing Regulations: A Cornucopia of Enforcement and Litigation
Thanksgiving is coming up soon and marketers may well find themselves thankful that they are not in regulatory hot water like the callers in the following cases. PAC Sued for TCPA Violations The Law Enforcement for a Safer America Political Action Committee has been sued for alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).… Continue reading Autumn Telemarketing Regulations: A Cornucopia of Enforcement and Litigation
HelloFresh Settles TCPA Class Action for $14 Million
A recent major TCPA class action settlement centers on DNC list violations.
Six Months After Facebook, the ATDS Landscape Begins to Take Shape
SCOTUS’s decision in Facebook v. Duguid was six months ago. Let’s look at how things stand.
Appeals Court Rules That TCPA Was Constitutional Between 2015 and 2020
A U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has finally weighed in on one of the most significant current legal questions regarding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and has handed down an unfavorable ruling to callers.
Plaintiff Attorney Files Multiple Lawsuits Against a Single Defendant Totaling $10 Billion
Two of our points of emphasis for Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) compliance are: 1) litigators can be extremely tricky; and 2) the TCPA can be very expensive. A series of recent lawsuits against a single defendant all by a single plaintiff’s attorney illustrate these points. The litigator used some very unusual methods to gather… Continue reading Plaintiff Attorney Files Multiple Lawsuits Against a Single Defendant Totaling $10 Billion