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Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
Reading the Tea Leaves: Text Messages May Not Be TCPA Calls in the Seventh Circuit
By Virginia Bell Flynn, Chad R. Fuller, Brian Hays, Stefanie Jackman
On May 21, a panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals heard argument in Steidinger v. Blackstone Medical Services on whether text messages are covered as "telephone calls" in…
InsureReinsure
Reading the Tea Leaves: Text Messages May Not Be TCPA Calls in the Seventh Circuit
By Virginia Bell Flynn, Chad R. Fuller, Brian Hays, Stefanie Jackman
On May 21, a panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals heard argument in Steidinger v. Blackstone Medical Services on whether text messages are covered as "telephone calls" in…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Soft Selling Text Messages Could Count as Solicitations Under the TCPA
By Roma Patel
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, in Veronica Bramlett, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. RES 360 LLC and Peach City Properties…
Eye On Privacy
Virginia Legislature Emphasizes Its “Little” TCPA Applies to Texts
By Liisa Thomas
Virginia amended its Telephone Privacy Protection Act, effective at the start of January. Among other changes, the law removes the word “call” in many places that impose requirements on telephone…
InsureReinsure
Ninth Circuit Holds that Texts Are “Calls” Under the TCPA But Embedded Videos Are Not Recorded Messages
By Brian Hays, Stefanie Jackman
On January 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision in Howard v. Republican National Committee (RNC) offering two important interpretations of the applicability of…
All About Advertising Law
FCC Delays Revoke All Consent Rule for Robocalls and Text Messages Until 2027
By Craig A. Gilley, Shahin O. Rothermel
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has further extended the effective date of the Revoke All consent rule from April 11, 2026 to January 31, 2027. That rule requires businesses to…
Financial Services Perspectives
Florida Becomes Battleground for Text Messaging TCPA Arguments
In the wild new world of TCPA litigation following the end of binding deference to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), one of the more salient questions is whether the Do-Not-Call…
Consumer Class Defense Blog
Consumer Counterpoint: Episode 4 – Telephone Consumer Protection Act
By Kristine Argentine, Paul Yovanic Jr.
Episode 4 is now live. In this episode of Consumer Counterpoint, we discuss the recent Supreme Court decision in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson Corporation and the district courts that…
Traverse Legal Expert Articles
Texas Mini-TCPA Amendments: The Next Wave of SMS Compliance Risk
By David Cruz
This Isn’t Just About Cold Calls Anymore A Texas startup launches a referral campaign and sends a round of promotional texts to its user base. Days later, a demand letter…
Data Protection Report
Text messages and the new Texas registration requirement
By David Kessler (US), Susan Ross (US), Herwin Jorsling (US)
On September 1, 2025, Texas amended its telephone solicitation law to include text messages and to add several new requirements, including a registration requirement with the Texas Secretary of State,…