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Federal Judge Rules That Husband Could Not Sue For Call Intended For Wife
July 15, 2010
A federal judge in Washington has granted defendants summary judgment in a suit brought by a husband who listened to an answering machine message intended for his wife, a customer of the caller. Continue Reading
Oral Argument Heard In Washington Preemption Case
June 27, 2010
On April 5, 2010, Grant Degginger, with the Firm of Lane Powell PC, argued whether the TCPA preempts Washington’s state law with regard to prerecorded messages. Continue Reading
FTC Kicks Down Door of Auto Warranty Lead Company
June 23, 2010
The FTC took a aggressive action for procedural violations of its rules, against Asian Pacific Telecom, Inc., in June 2010. Continue Reading
FCC Rule Change Would Ban Many Political Prerecorded Calls
May 19, 2010
The FCC has proposed change to the TCPA which would bar all predictive dialed or prerecorded calls for which the called party is charged absent the express written signed consent of the recipient of the call. Continue Reading
TCPA Case Considered by the United States Supreme Court
April 30, 2010
The United States’ Supreme Court recent ruling in Charles E. Holster III v. Gatco, Inc. is an important change for TCPA class actions in the State of New York. Continue Reading
FCC Rule Change Published in Federal Register, Comments due May 21, 2010
April 27, 2010
After a several month wait, a proposed revision to the TCPA, first distributed by the FCC in January, has been published in the Federal Register of March 22, 2010. Continue Reading
Federal Judge Rules No Preemption By TCPA
April 27, 2010
A federal judge has ruled that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) did not preempt Washington state law. Continue Reading
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