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Unsolicited Calls
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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Block Inc: CEMA’s Reach Beyond the SMS Sender
By Roma Patel
On June 30, 2025, Block, Inc.—an electronic financial services company that operates Cash App—entered into a proposed settlement with customers regarding unsolicited text messages from the company. The dispute stemmed…
Bright Law Blog
Spam Act penalties
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has announced details of penalties paid under Spam Act infringement notices issued to Kmart Australia Limited and Ticketek. Kmart Australia Limited Kmart Australia…
Privacy World
Federal Communications Commission to Consider Rules and Proposals to Protect Consumers from Unwanted Text Messages
By Paul Besozzi
Following up on its initial notice from last September, the Federal Communications Commission (the Commission) has released a draft Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to address unwanted…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Federal Appeals Court Narrows Meaning of “Automatic Telephone Dialing System” Under Telephone Consumer Protection Act
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) imposes liability for calling or texting cellular phone numbers using an Automatic Telephone Dialing System (ATDS) without sufficient prior express consent. The TCPA defines…
All About Advertising Law
Florida Court Dismisses Telemarketing Claims for Failure to Plead Injury; Plaintiff Appeals to Eleventh Circuit
By Ari N. Rothman, Shahin O. Rothermel
Courts continue to grapple with issues surrounding Florida's Telephone Solicitation Act, including what types of claims are sufficient to allege a concrete injury in fact to establish standing under Article…
Privacy World
FCC Adopts Rulemaking Proposal to Protect Consumer Privacy From Invasion by Unwanted Text Messages
By Paul Besozzi
In October of 2021, then Acting Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel circulated a proposal among her Commissioner colleagues to address the problem of illegal robotexts invading consumer privacy.…
Mahany Law Blog
Unwanted Insurance Company Calls and Texts
By Brian Mahany
How to Stop Unwanted Insurance Company Calls and Text Messages The insurance world is quickly becoming online. While most towns still have a local State Farm agent, you are more…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Sixth Circuit Holds Its TCPA Decision Not Impacted by Supreme Court’s Opinion in PDR Network
Recently a Sixth Circuit panel unanimously agreed in a published opinion that the 2019 Supreme Court decision, PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic, Inc., does not impact the…
Eye On Privacy
A Single Text Message May Not Violate TCPA
By Elfin Noce, Liisa Thomas, Lisa Yun Pruitt, Shannon Petersen
As we reported in our sister blog, “One ‘Chirp, Buzz, Or Blink’ Is Not Enough To Sue Under the TCPA”, a recent court decision makes it more difficult for plaintiffs…
Employment Class and Collective Action Update
Eleventh Circuit Ruling May Impact TCPA Class Actions
By Jason C. Gavejian, Maya Atrakchi
Last week, the Eleventh Circuit ruled that a single unsolicited text message doesn’t meet the harm requirement necessary to proceed with a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) claim. The Eleventh…