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
On April 6, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida issued a ruling on cross-motions for summary judgment in a case involving both Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) claims and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) claims.
In McCaskill v. Navient Solutions, Inc., Defendant Navient Solutions, Inc., a student loan
A federal judge recently dismissed a plaintiff’s Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) claim, holding that the consumer had given prior express consent to be contacted by her creditor’s collection agents regarding the underlying credit card debt.
Ashley Schwartz-Earp provided her cell phone number to a JC Penney cashier as part of a store credit card
Join Troutman Sanders partner Chad Fuller for the American Conference Institute’s 25th National Forum on Consumer Finance Class Action & Litigation at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza on April 7-8.
The American Conference Institute has assembled an unparalleled faculty of federal and state regulatory and enforcement officials, senior in-house counsel, renowned