On January 15, amicus briefs were filed in the much awaited Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) case currently before the Supreme Court, PDR Network LLC, et al. v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic. Following filing of PDR Network’s opening brief, which we discussed here, four amici filed briefs: State and Local Government Associations;
A Connecticut-based automobile finance company settled a claim by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office that the finance company facilitated the sale of defective vehicles by a group of Massachusetts car dealerships. As part of the settlement, Sensible Auto Lending LLC has agreed to provide debt relief in the amount of $733,925.
According to the Massachusetts
On January 8, petitioner PDR Network LLC filed its opening brief in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act case before the Supreme Court that could potentially knock out TCPA litigation as we know it. As we explained here, the Supreme Court’s decision to grant certiorari in PDR Network LLC, et al. v. Carlton & Harris
Effective January 1, Troutman Sanders promoted 13 attorneys to the partnership, including Virginia Flynn and Ethan Ostroff, two active contributors to the Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor blog. In addition, contributors Mohsin Reza and James Trefil were promoted to counsel, and Kyle Deak was named the managing partner of Troutman Sanders’ Raleigh
On December 14, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed a proposed Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action against Agoda Company Pte., ruling that the subject text message was not an advertisement for Agoda’s app.
Agoda runs a worldwide hotel reservation service that customers can use through the company’s website or
The United States Supreme Court has granted certiorari to a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) case that could fundamentally shape the interpretation of one of the most litigated statutes in America. Its November 13, 2018, certiorari grant means that the Supreme Court should decide whether the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) or the courts will dominate
On Friday, October 26th, from 2 – 3 pm ET, Troutman Sanders attorneys, David Anthony, Dave Gettings and Virginia Flynn will present a webinar that will help you make sense of the shifting TCPA landscape. It will focus on the different ways courts throughout the country have addressed the interpretation of an automatic telephone dialing
09.21.18
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced in mid-July that it conducted the first compliance sweep of car dealerships since the effective date of its revised Used Car Rule requiring the use of a new Buyer’s Guide sticker. The sweep occurred between April and June 2018 in 20 cities nationwide. The FTC partnered with 12 agencies
The American Bar Association proposed Resolution 104B this past July to urge policymakers to adopt specific regulations governing auto dealerships and vehicle financing. While the Resolution failed to win approval, it is not necessarily dead.
As proposed, Resolution 10B would do five things: