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Court Holds No TCPA Standing With Ringless Voice Mail Message

December 22, 2020 by Richard B. Newman

FTC - Health Insurance Scam

The Eleventh Circuit recently held that a plaintiff does not suffer concrete injury through receipt of a single ringless voice mail message. Grigorian v. FCA US LLC, No. 19-15026, 2020 WL 7238392 (11th Cir. Dec. 9, 2020). The Eleventh Circuit previously ruled that receipt of a single, unsolicited text message does not constitute the harm necessary to achieve Article III … [Read more...]

DoJ Announces Historic Civil Penalty in a Telemarketing Enforcement Action

December 8, 2020 by Richard B. Newman

FTC - Health Insurance Scam

The Department of Justice has announced a settlement in which DISH Network LLC will pay $126 million in civil penalties to the United States for placing millions of telemarketing calls in violation of the Federal Trade Commission's Telemarketing Sales Rule. This settlement represents the largest civil penalty ever paid to resolve telemarketing violations under the FTC Act, … [Read more...]

Supreme Court Brief Filed in Favor of  Broad Interpretation of ATDS Definition

October 27, 2020 by Richard B. Newman

FTC - Health Insurance Scam

The Plaintiff in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid has recently filed its merits brief on this issue of whether the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s definition of “automatic telephone dialing system,” 47 U.S.C. § 227(a)(1), encompasses a device that can store and automatically dial telephone numbers without using a random or sequential number generator. The Supreme Court case … [Read more...]

Advertiser and Network Responsibilities for What Others Say in Social Media

August 28, 2020 by Richard B. Newman

FTC - Health Insurance Scam

As previously blogged about here, the FTC actively continues its assault on paid-for rankings, ratings and review websites. The FTC’s Endorsement Guides provide that if there is a “material connection” between an endorser and an advertiser – in other words, a connection that might affect the weight or credibility that consumers give the endorsement – that connection should … [Read more...]

Breaking News: Supreme Court Limits Regulatory Right to Disgorgement in Judicial Enforcement Actions

June 25, 2020 by Richard B. Newman

On June 22, 2020, the Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated opinion in Liu v. Securities and Exchange Commission.  In doing so, the Court rejected the Liu petitioners’ argument that the SEC is not entitled to “equitable” disgorgement of profits from unlawful activity in securities litigation, but provided for deduction of legitimate expenses. The opinion was authored … [Read more...]

FTC’s Assault on Paid-For Rankings, Ratings and Review Websites Continues

February 10, 2020 by Richard B. Newman

FTC - Health Insurance Scam

The FTC’s Endorsement Guides provide that if there is a “material connection” between an endorser and an advertiser – in other words, a connection that might affect the weight or credibility that consumers give the endorsement – that connection should be “clearly and conspicuously” disclosed, unless it is already clear from the context of the communication.  A material … [Read more...]

Court Addresses Unconstitutional TCPA Damages and Who Can be Held Liable

July 19, 2019 by Richard B. Newman

FTC - Health Insurance Scam

A company that managed the ownership rights of a film hired a company to promote and market the film.  There were approximately 3.2 million telephone calls made over a short period of time that delivered a prerecorded audio message from former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. The two plaintiffs received two voice messages and subsequently initiated class action … [Read more...]

Federal Court Holds TCPA Plaintiff Did Not Adequately Allege ATDS

July 2, 2019 by Richard B. Newman

FTC - Health Insurance Scam

In Bader v. Navient Solutions, LLC (N.D. Ill. June 14, 2019), the North District of Illinois dismissed a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) plaintiff’s claims on the basis that the complaint did not possesses sufficient facts to plausibly allege the defendant had used an automated telephone dialing system (ATDS), consistent with post-ACA International v. Federal … [Read more...]

Nevada Passes Law Allowing Opt-Out of Data Sale

June 5, 2019 by mThink

FTC - Health Insurance Scam

Nevada has just passed SB 220, a data privacy law that permits consumers to opt-out of data sales by web operators.  The law amends Nevada’s 2017 online privacy legislation that requires website operators to make various data privacy disclosures, including categories of covered information collected, categories of third-parties with whom it shares covered information, the … [Read more...]

FTC Defense Lawyer Alert: Third Circuit Limits FTC’s Enforcement Authority for Prior Conduct

March 1, 2019 by Richard B. Newman

FTC - Health Insurance Scam

Bad facts for the Federal Trade Commission?  Maybe.  Resulting in bad law from the FTC’s perspective?  Maybe.  What is certain is that the Third Circuit has issued a significant decision that may very well flip the Federal Trade Commission’s ability to challenge prior conduct in federal court on its head. FTC defense lawyer Richard B. Newman has … [Read more...]

FTC Absorbs Multiple Blows to its Enforcement Authority

January 14, 2019 by Richard B. Newman

FTC - Health Insurance Scam

The Federal Trade Commission has historically achieved significant and almost unchecked success fending off challenges to the agency’s authority to use the FTC Act to collected money and hold individuals liable.  Until now. Remedial Arsenal Under Attack Section 13(b) of the FTC Act authorizes the FTC to seek preliminary injunctive relief where the agency has “reason … [Read more...]

FDA Position on Cannabis-Derived Compounds

January 2, 2019 by Richard B. Newman

FTC - Health Insurance Scam

Regulation of Products Containing Cannabis and Cannabis-Derived Compounds Immediately following the 2018 Farm Bill being signed into law, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a statement on CBD products intended for human consumption. The December 20, 2018 statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. first recognizes that the Agricultural Improvement Act of … [Read more...]

TCPA Alert December 2018

December 11, 2018 by Richard B. Newman

FTC - Health Insurance Scam

FCC Releases Draft Order to Combat “Robocalls” The Federal Communications Commission recently released two draft orders intended to address  unlawful robocalls. The first establishes a nationwide reassigned number database in order to address caller liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act when the new user has not provided prior express written consent.  The … [Read more...]

FTC Attorney on Recent TCPA Litigation Developments

December 3, 2018 by Richard B. Newman

FTC - Health Insurance Scam

Congress Proposes Legislation to Combat Robocalls Congress has proposed a bill to attack robocalls.  The “TRACE Act” would expand FCC authority under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and empower the FCC to mandate call various rules to reduce ID spoofing. Of particular importance, the Act purports to expand the statute of limitations.  At present, the FCC is … [Read more...]

California Court Says Customer Lists Not a Trade Secret

November 8, 2018 by Richard B. Newman

FTC - Health Insurance Scam

The California Court of Appeal recently held that a non-solicitation of employee provision improperly impinged on the ability to freely engage in gainful employment. Historically, California courts have upheld such agreements in limited situations if they are reasonable. The case involves individual defendants that executed a Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement.  … [Read more...]

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