August 19, 2020 2:00-3:00 P.M. (ET) RSVP Enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) began July 1, 2020. Our privacy team at Troutman Pepper has identified six areas of enforcement likely to catch the California Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) attention, which arguably holds sole enforcement authority under the Act. This webinar will focus on those six areas of enforcement, namely (1) where is your “Do-Not-Sell” Button, (2) you appear to have treated…

The novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) has resulted in the California legislature rolling out several emergency initiatives to address the impact of the outbreak. Initiatives range from introducing measures to address key employment issues to financial packages that provide funding to increase hospital capacity and protect those most vulnerable to the disease. Given the immediate impact these initiatives will have on Californians today, the focus on these types of measures is understandable. Even businesses operating in today’s…

In a recent decision out of the Middle District of Tennessee, a medical provider’s third-party billing servicer did not qualify as a debt collector under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (“FDCPA”) because the debt was not in default when it was placed with the extended billing office. The issue on summary judgment was simple: whether the Defendant, NPAS, Inc. (“NPAS”) is a debt collector as defined by the FDCPA. The Court held that, as…

Virginia Bell Flynn Relocates to Charlotte Office Continuing the expansion of our financial services litigation practice in Charlotte, we welcome Virginia Flynn, who joins 12 other litigators in our Charlotte office. view full announcement…