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Media & Privacy Risk Report
News, commentary and humor on media, privacy and the law
The Media & Privacy Risk Report, published by Vedder Price PC, focuses on legal developments and risks related to media, privacy, and data protection. It covers topics such as consumer data privacy laws, regulatory enforcement actions, litigation trends involving privacy statutes, standing requirements in privacy and consumer claims, telemarketing regulations, and First Amendment challenges in privacy contexts. The blog also addresses cross-state regulatory cooperation on privacy enforcement, evolving interpretations of statutes like the TCPA, and defenses against privacy-related class actions. It serves as a resource for understanding the intersection of media, privacy rights, and legal risk management in a complex regulatory environment.
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In the News: Media & Privacy Risk Report Editors Blaine Kimrey and Bryan Clark Discuss GDPR in AdExchanger and Digital Journal
It has now been more than four months since the GDPR was enacted, leaving corporations around the world grappling with the implications. Bryan Clark recently offered some insights in Digital Journal’s “Q&A: Analyzing GDPR’s Impact So Far,” where he discussed…
TCPA Case Law Review (Vol. 5)
Since our last TCPA update at the end of August, the biggest news has obviously been the Marks v. Crunch case – you can read our thoughts on that case here. But that was not the only meaningful case…
TCPA Alert – What’s that Crunch-ing sound? Reason being destroyed in the Ninth Circuit
Ever since the D.C. Circuit’s ruling six months ago in ACA Int’l v. FCC, 885 F.3d 687 (D.C. Cir. 2018), which invalidated the FCC’s interpretation of an Automatic Telephone Dialing System (“ATDS”), a consensus had been growing. Led by the…
TCPA Case Law Review (Vol. 4)
If you have seen members of the TCPA plaintiffs’ bar sweating a bit more than usual lately, it’s not just the summer heat—they’re probably concerned about the steady stream of positive cases for the defense bar over the past month.…
The “DISH” on Unilateral Revocation: Another U.S. District Court Holds No Unilateral Revocation of Consent under the TCPA
On August 9, 2018, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama agreed with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Reyes v. Lincoln Auto. Fin. Servs., 861 F.3d (2d Cir. 2017), which held that contractual…
TCPA Case Law Review (Vol. 3)
The TCPA continues to generate significant case law nationwide. Since our last published update on June 5, 2018, there have been several significant decisions that all TCPA defense practitioners should be aware of. As always, we will continue to keep…
California and GDPR “light”: A Match Made in Plaintiffs’ Lawyers’ Heaven?
Just when you thought it was safe to open your e-mail again without being inundated with updated privacy policies, here comes the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”). The new law, which goes into effect on January 1, 2020,…
For Whom the Bell Tolls? It Tolls for Thee, American Pipe and Successive Class Actions
Clients regularly ask: If we win this putative class action, can the opposition just file another one on behalf of another as-yet-unidentified putative class representative? Until June 11, the answer was “Maybe?” Now, the answer is clearly no.
In a…
TCPA Case Law Update (Vol. 2)
In case there was any doubt that TCPA cases continue to flood federal court dockets nationwide, we recently reviewed the nearly 300 decisions referencing the TCPA that have been published since mid-December. Some of them have obviously made big headlines,…