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August 22, 2023 by Stefanie H Jackman in Litigation

Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of TCPA Case Involving Text Messages Holding “Prerecorded Voice Messages” Require Audible Component

On August 8, a unanimous panel of the Ninth Circuit issued a decision affirming a district court’s partial dismissal judgment entered in Trim v. Reward Zone USA LLC, holding that...

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July 25, 2023 by Jacob VanAusdall in Litigation

6th Cir. Holds Single Ringless Voicemail Enough for Article III Standing in TCPA Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently held that a single ringless voicemail is enough to confer standing to a plaintiff under the federal Telephone Consumer Protection...

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July 24, 2023 by Alan D. Wingfield in FCC

FCC Proposes New Rules for Revocation Under the TCPA

On June 29, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking clarifying how consumers may revoke consent to receive calls or texts under the...

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July 18, 2023 by Bryce Noel in FCC

Navigate the New TCPA

Phone calls and text messages are the most effective ways to reach consumers in the debt collection world. Unsurprisingly, they are also the most heavily regulated modes of communication. The...

June 13, 2023 by Eric Troutman in Litigation

Receipt of Even One Ringless Voicemail Causes Article III Harm Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Holds

Well it has been a long bumpy road for ringless voiemail in TCPAWorld. Not so long ago, ringless voicemail providers were telling customers that voicemail was not covered by the TCPA...

April 26, 2023 by Alan D. Wingfield in Litigation

Treble Trouble in Paradise: Court Refuses to Treble Jury’s $8,500 TCPA Award to Plaintiff

On April 4, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas declined to increase or treble the plaintiff’s $8,500 jury trial damages awarded under the Telephone Consumer Protection...

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March 16, 2023 by Eric Troutman in Litigation

TCPAWorld’s (Second Annual) Definitive List of the Top 10 Most Dangerous Plaintiff’s Firms Out There

So its Selection Sunday again. Amazing how fast time flies.TONS has changed since the last time I did this power ranking–just one year ago. At that time I was still...

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February 9, 2023 by Eric Troutman in Litigation

TCPA Rulings Confirms Criminal Penalties for Failing to Register in Rhode Island

Increasing state regulation has proven to be VERY tricky to navigate for callers these days.The Troutman Firm obviously has great resources around state registration and calling requirements, but it remains...

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February 8, 2023 by Stefanie H Jackman in FCC

FCC Issues Mixed-Bag Amended TCPA Exemptions Order

As previously reported here, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a proposed rule in December 2020 that would place new call-frequency limitations and opt-out requirements on certain prerecorded non-telemarketing calls...

January 19, 2023 by Daniel Miller in Calling

9th Cir. Holds TCPA Autodialer Must Generate and Dial Random or Sequential Phone Numbers

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of a putative class action suit brought under the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act because...

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