We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner John Lynch will be a featured speaker at the American Conference Institute’s 26th National Conference on Consumer Finance Class Actions & Litigation on July 29, 2016 at the Omni Chicago Hotel.
John will participate in a panel entitled, “The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA): Litigation
As we previously reported, the Supreme Court recently issued its decision in Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, where the Court held that an unaccepted offer that would fully satisfy a plaintiff’s individual claim is insufficient to render that claim moot in a class case. The Supreme Court’s opinion, however, left open the question of
On May 18, 2016, in First Mercury Insurance Company v. Nationwide Security Services, Inc. et al., the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the Circuit Court of Cook County’s ruling of no coverage after the insured settled a “Blast-Fax” class action lawsuit brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The TCPA provides
Join Troutman Sanders partners Alan Wingfield and Chad Fuller, and associate Virginia Flynn for a webinar entitled, “A Year in Review – TCPA Developments since the FCC’s Landmark Declaratory Ruling,” on Tuesday, June 7, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. EDT.
The Federal Communications Commission’s landmark July 10, 2015 Declaratory Ruling interpreting the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
On May 6, the Federal Communications Commission released a notice of proposed rulemaking to implement a provision of President Obama’s Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, which creates an exception from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) consent requirement for robocalls “made solely to collect a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States.”
The
On May 3, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed a lower court’s rejection of class certification in Sandusky Wellness Ctr., LLC v. Medtox Scientific, Inc., a case brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) relating to junk faxes sent by a lead testing company. In its opinion, the
“Does your mobile app collect, create, or share consumer information? Does it diagnose or treat a disease or health condition?” If so, then the FTC’s new online tool may assist you in understanding what federal laws or regulations might apply to your app.
The Mobile Health Apps Interactive Tool recently went online and offers developers
A government enforcement action against Charter Communications, Inc. for alleged violations of federal and state telecommunications laws has mostly withstood the first legal challenge. As we previously reported, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed a federal lawsuit in October 2015 against Charter alleging violations of federal and state telemarketing and “do-not-call” laws. The lawsuit
Troutman Sanders is proud to announce its Consumer Financial Services Webinar Series beginning on May 3. Speakers throughout this webinar series will address cybersecurity and data privacy, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), mortgage lending and servicing, and other related consumer finance
In Leyse v. LifeTime Entertainment Services LLC, the district court for the Southern District of New York recently granted a defendant’s motion to enter judgment on behalf of the plaintiff upon tender to the Clerk of Court of all offered monetary damages and costs.
Plaintiff Mark Leyse brought a putative class action suit against