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...]
Processor that Provided “Substantial Assistance” Found Jointly and Severally Liable for Actions of Telemarketer
On December 13, 2017, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court decision finding a credit card payment processor jointly and severally liable - under a theory “substantial assistance” - for the full judgment entered against allegedly fraudulent telemarketers. Federal Trade Commission v. WV Universal Management, LLC (11th Cir. Dec. 13, 2017). “Joint and … [Read more...]
FTC Defense Lawyer Update: Solar Panel Lead Generation Telemarketers Settle FTC Charges
The lead generation industry continues to face aggressive scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission. Last week, the FTC announced that two individuals and the business entities that they ran have settled a federal district court complaint brought by the Federal Trade Commission and litigated by the Department of Justice, that alleged they ran a telemarketing operation that … [Read more...]