October 2013

TCPA Class Action Defense Rejected by Federal Court

On October 2, 2013, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey rejected a defendant’s argument that class action proceedings under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) are not the superior means of resolving TCPA class action claims because alternative forums are available.  Specifically, in a federal action involving transmission of unsolicited […]

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Five Big Insurance Companies Sued in Putative TCPA Class Action Lawsuit

On October 4, 2013, five insurance companies, including Geico, Statefarm, Nationwide and Farmers, were named in a TCPA class action lawsuit filed in Illinois Federal Court, along with the third party marketer that placed calls on their behalf to consumers’ mobile phones. The TCPA Class Action Complaint Four plaintiffs  seek to represent a class of

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New Jersey Online Gaming Will Go Live on November 26th

Following the passage of a law that legalized online casino games within the State of New Jersey, New Jersey online gaming regulators have sent letters to casino operators announcing that sanctioned online gaming may commence on November 26, 2013 at 9 A.M. EST. New Jersey Online Gaming Rules and Regulations As many of you are aware, earlier this

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New York State Reaches Settlement with Payday Lenders

Following recent regulatory actions undertaken by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency regarding short term loans (also referred to as “payday loans” and “cash advances”) and the thirty-five (35) cease and desist letters issued in August 2013 by New York’s Department of Financial Services to online payday lenders,

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