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D.C. Circuit vacates FCC’s definition of ATDS but upholds consent-revocation rule in ACA International v. Federal Communications Commission

Photo of Sam CamardoBy Sam Camardo on Posted in TCPA
In 2015, the FCC issued an order that addressed certain aspects of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Congress enacted the TCPA in 1991 to address perceived abuses of telephone equipment that allowed entities to autodial consumers’ phones. Three of the issues addressed in ACA will affect all entities that call consumers. Specifically, the FCC’s 2015 … Continue Reading

FTC to Collect and Analyze Class Settlement Data

Photo of Douglas A. VonderhaarBy Douglas A. Vonderhaar on Posted in Class Action Fairness Act
On Nov. 14, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it issued orders to eight unidentified claims administrators, requiring them to divulge information on class settlement notification procedures and the response rates for various notification methods.[1] Citing its investigative powers for consumer protection matters under Section 6(b) of the FTC Act, the FTC stated that … Continue Reading

The FTC’s Thoughts on Why “Unlimited Data” Shouldn’t Need Scare Quotes

Photo of James A. ShererBy James A. Sherer on Posted in Advertising Class Action
“Unlimited data” shouldn’t need scare quotes: what recent FTC action may mean for wireless providers, broadband companies, and class action plaintiffs On October 28, 2014, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued AT&T’s mobile division in the Northern District of California (F.T.C. v. AT&T Mobility LLC, Case No._ [N.D. Cal., Oct. 28, 2014] “AT&T … Continue Reading

Blood Bank Data Breach Class Action Settlement Preliminarily Approved by California District Court Judge

By Tina Amin on Posted in Class Certification, Data Breach, Settlements
In Johansson-Dohrmann v. CBR Systems, Inc. et al, No. 3:12-cv-01115 (S.D. Cal., filed May 7, 2012), the latest data privacy class action to reach settlement, Judge Michael M. Anello on February 5, 2013 granted preliminary approval of a proposed class settlement in a federal class action suit brought by a client of a blood bank … Continue Reading
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