TCPA Defense Force

12/11/2023 6:29:00 PM

TCPA Issues to be Considered at December 13, 2023 FCC Open Meeting

By Meg Corry Stephen Sharbaugh

The FCC will consider at its Open Meeting this Wednesday, December 13, 2023, a TCPA item focused on “robotexting”, which will be the...

12/7/2023 8:30:00 PM

TCPA Court Filings Continue to Trend Upward in 2023

By Meg Corry

There has been a year-to-date increase of 11.5% in TCPA court filings in 2023. And while TCPA court filings were down for the month of...

11/27/2023 3:10:00 PM

FCC Opens Inquiry Into AI’s Evolving Use in Robocalls and Robotexts, and Potential Consumer Impacts

By Martin L. Stern Stephen Sharbaugh

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11/20/2023 3:45:00 PM

Womble Bond Dickinson and CompliancePoint Host TCPA Workshop

By Martin L. Stern Jeff Topor Tomio Narita +1 more...

On November 15, 2023 Womble Bond Dickinson and CompliancePoint hosted an informative, two-hour MCLE virtual workshop which discussed the...

11/15/2023 8:39:00 PM

On-Demand Webinar: TCPA Workshop - What You Need to Know

By Martin L. Stern Jeff Topor Tomio Narita +1 more...

Womble Bond Dickinson and CompliancePoint hosted an informative 2-hour, virtual TCPA workshop. In this presentation, we discussed the...

11/9/2023 2:57:00 PM

MMS Text Messages Including Links to Audio Are Not "Prerecorded Voice" Subject to TCPA Wireless Prohibition When "Conscious Choice" is Required to Access Audible Content

By Martin L. Stern Sarah Kim

Following the recent Ninth Circuit decision in Trim v. Reward Zone USA LLC, No. 22-55517, 2023 WL 5025264 (9th Cir. Aug. 8, 2023), see...

11/8/2023 8:59:00 PM

FCC Beefs Up Robocall Guardrails for VoIP Number Access

By Stephen Sharbaugh Ryan Gillcrist

The FCC adopted new rules and proposed additional rules to modernize and strengthen its requirements for Voice over Internet Protocol...

10/4/2023 5:14:00 PM

Court Finds Do-Not-Call Rules Apply to Marketing Text Messages

By Stephen Sharbaugh

While an ongoing FCC rulemaking is seeking comment on whether the FCC should clarify that TCPA’s Do-No-Call rules apply to text messages...

9/13/2023 8:05:00 PM

4th Circuit: Offering a Free Gift Could Be an Unsolicited Advertisement

By Jason Walters

The 4th Circuit held that offering a free eBook could violate the TCPA’s prohibition on “unsolicited advertisements.”PDR Network...

8/10/2023 9:20:00 PM

Text Messages With No Audible Components are Not “Prerecorded Voices” Under the TCPA

By Meg Corry Tomio Narita

A recent decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Trim v. Reward Zone USA LLC, No. 22-55517, 2023 WL 5025264 (9th Cir. Aug. 8,...

8/4/2023 7:10:00 PM

Consent Provided by Employee in Phone Call Bars Company TCPA Complaint Against Fax Sender – In Certain Circumstances

By Meg Corry

In Boone’s Pharmacy, Inc. v. Ezrirx, LLC,1 the U.S. District Court for the Southern District Alabama dismissed the plaintiff’s TCPA...

8/2/2023 4:13:31 PM

11th Circuit Finds One Unwanted Text Message Sufficient to Allow Standing to File Suit in Drazen v. Pinto

By Jason Walters

7/21/2023 6:13:06 PM

Even if They Don’t Answer, It is Still a Solicitation

By Jason Walters

7/11/2023 2:43:00 PM

TCPA Filings Rise

By Sarah Kim

The number of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) filed lawsuits increased in the month of May. According to WebRecon’s May 2023...

6/30/2023 3:07:00 PM

6th Circuit Holds One Ringless Voicemail Sufficient to Violate TCPA

By Jason Walters

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision and found that a single ringless voicemail (RVM) was enough to violate...

6/29/2023 3:29:00 PM

Connecticut Broadens its Telemarketing Laws

By Meg Corry

On June 26, 2023 Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed Senate Bill 1058 which expands the state’s telemarketing statutes. These changes...