03 Dec, 2024 FTC Extends TSR’s Applicability to Inbound Calls for Tech Support Services By Kate Patton The Federal Trade Commission has adopted amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule (“TSR”) that will extend the Rule’s coverage to...
28 Dec, 2023 FCC Rule Imposes New ‘One-to-One’ Consent Requirements for Robocalls, Robotexts By Kate Patton In an effort to further protect consumers from unwanted and illegal calls and text messages, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...
13 Jun, 2023 FCC Initiates Rulemaking to Bolster Consumers’ Consent Rights Under TCPA By Kate Patton Following its open meeting last month during which it considered a variety of anti-robocall tools and strategies, the Federal...
24 May, 2023 FCC Seeking Comment on Proposed Anti-Robocall Measures, TCPA Consent Issues By Kate Patton During its May open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission considered a Report and Order, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,...
13 Dec, 2022 NY Law Now Requires Do-Not-Call Notice at Outset of Telemarketing Calls By Kate Patton Terri Seligman To further crack down on unwanted telemarketing calls, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation which requires telemarketers...
05 Nov, 2022 PA Attorney General Sues Lead Gen Companies for Telemarketing and Consumer Protection Law Violations By Kate Patton Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced that his office filed a lawsuit against New York-based Fluent, Inc. and its...
14 Dec, 2021 FTC Says It's Planning to Look at Green Marketing, Pricing, and "Free" Claims in 2022, but no Word on Timing for Endorsement and COPPA Reviews By Jeff Greenbaum The White House has just released the Biden Administration's "Fall 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions," which...
21 Apr, 2021 Reality Show Cast Members Indicted For Roles in Nationwide Telemarketing Fraud Scheme By Chibundu Okwuosa Manhattan U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss announced the unsealing of a Superseding Indictment charging Jennifer Shah, of Real Housewives of...
11 Mar, 2021 Robocalling + Sham Charities = $110 Million Judgment By Terri Seligman If you run, or run campaigns to support, a charity that engages professional fundraisers, this latest enforcement action announced by the...
21 Jul, 2020 Just Because You Say Someone’s Not Your Agent Doesn’t Mean They’re Not By Terri Seligman Back in 2017, in an action initiated by the US and a number of states, a district court determined that DISH Network and its agents...
01 Jul, 2020 If Thumbs Are Required, It's Not an Autodialer By Terri Seligman The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) prohibits any person from calling or text messaging someone on a wireless phone using an...
29 Mar, 2020 FTC Sends Warning Letters to VoIP Service Providers By Jeff Greenbaum Asserting that "combating illegal robocalls is a top priority for the FTC," the Federal Trade Commission sent warning letters to a number...
07 Dec, 2019 FTC Settles with Dietary Supplement Marketer over False Claims, Misleading Endorsements, and Deceptive Pricing By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it entered into a settlement with the marketer of a dietary supplement called Synovia,...
29 Aug, 2019 FTC Holds Company Responsible for Its Lead Generators' Unlawful Activities By Terri Seligman The FTC has announced that the operator of several post-secondary and vocational schools, Career Education Corporation (CEC) and its...
28 Mar, 2018 NYAG Goes After Charity Schemes By Jeff Greenbaum The New York Attorney General's Office announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Menacola Marketing, a telemarker...
19 Jan, 2018 FTC Touts its 2017 Accomplishments By Jeff Greenbaum FTC Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen just released a summary of the FTC's major accomplishments over the last year. On the...