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  1. January 01, 2019

    Consumer Protection Cases To Watch In 2019

    The new year isn’t shaping up to be a restful one for consumer protection attorneys, with the full Ninth Circuit poised to hand down a decision on nationwide class settlements, the high court diving back into standing in the privacy context and the Federal Communications Commission grappling with the scope of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Here, Law360 rounds up the cases worth keeping an eye on in 2019.

  2. March 16, 2018

    DC Circ. Delivers Relief, But Not Clarity, With TCPA Ruling

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday eased some of the exposure that companies have faced since the Federal Communications Commission expanded the scope of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act in 2015, but the resulting lack of bright lines for liability ensures that the crush of legal fights under the statute are far from over, attorneys say.

  3. March 16, 2018

    DC Circ. Partly Strikes Down FCC's TCPA Expansion

    The D.C. Circuit in a long-awaited ruling Friday narrowed a 2015 Federal Communications Commission order that expanded the scope of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, striking down the commission's definition of autodialer and strict conditions for calling reassigned numbers while upholding consumers' broad leeway to revoke consent.

  4. January 01, 2018

    Cybersecurity & Privacy Cases To Watch In 2018

    The U.S. Supreme Court is gearing up to decide a pair of blockbuster privacy disputes that will set the bar for access to cellphone location records and data stored overseas, while lower courts will have their hands full with the continued fallout from the high court's Spokeo decision and the scope of the Federal Trade Commission's data security authority. Here, cybersecurity and privacy attorneys flag several litigation fights that will bear watching in 2018.

  5. July 03, 2017

    5 Cybersecurity And Privacy Cases To Watch

    The coming months promise action on many long-running cybersecurity and privacy disputes, including a closely watched challenge to a federal regulator's reach in controlling data security, the continued unpacking of the U.S. Supreme Court's pivotal ruling on Article III standing, and a decision that has the potential to stem the tide of litigation under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

  6. June 28, 2017

    DC Circ. Urged To Consider TCPA Consent Ruling In FCC Row

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Rite Aid and several others challenging a 2015 Federal Communications Commission order that expanded the scope of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act on Tuesday pushed the D.C. Circuit to look to a recent Second Circuit order in deciding how much latitude consumers should have to revoke their consent.

  7. October 19, 2016

    FCC Took Autodialer Ban Too Far, DC Circ. Told

    Telemarketing industry members urged the D.C. Circuit on Wednesday to throw out the Federal Communications Commission's new order trying to cut down on autodialed calls to consumers, stating in oral arguments that Congress never meant for a blanket prohibition on even potential autodialers, which could ensnare ordinary smartphones.

  8. July 22, 2016

    Privacy Cases To Watch In 2016: Midyear Report

    The privacy legal landscape shows no signs of cooling off this year, with the continued fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Spokeo ruling, disputes over the Federal Trade Commission's data security authority and the validity of the new trans-Atlantic data transfer Privacy Shield likely to dominate the headlines. Here, attorneys flag some of the top privacy cases and disputes they'll be keeping their eye on in the second half of 2016.

  9. July 13, 2016

    Telecom Cases To Watch For The Rest Of 2016

    The questions of who will win the presidential election and what priorities the Federal Communications Commission will set next year may take the spotlight heading into the fall, but key cases are pending that could also help shape the future of telecommunications. Here, Law360 highlights the top cases to watch in the last half of the year.

  10. February 17, 2016

    FCC Telemarketing Rule Goes Too Far, DC Circ. Told

    More than a dozen supporters of telemarketing services told the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday that a new Federal Communications Commission order to cut down on autodial calls to consumers clashes with federal law and puts unworkable burdens on companies that use autodialing to reach customers.

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