Similar to New Jersey’s Daniel’s Law (“NJ Daniel’s Law”), Pennsylvania House Representatives recently passed a bill (“PA Daniel’s Law” or the “Bill”) aimed at protecting certain public officials. Much like NJ Daniel’s Law, the proposed PA Daniel’s Law seeks to prevent data brokers from disseminating the personal information of judges and other public officials, as […]
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On October 8, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that, if adopted, could restructure the landscape of telemarketing law. The NPRM appears to continue the FCC’s efforts to reduce compliance obligations for law-abiding telemarketers. Among several key proposals related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), is
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Smart phones and other mobile devices have become a significant part of everyday life. Consequently, businesses have sought to engage consumers through this popular medium by creating smart phone-based mobile applications (or “apps”) and related app-based loyalty programs and promotions. Regardless of the medium or technology involved, one cost effective means of attracting consumers to
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On September 30, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA” or “Agency”) announced that it had fined Tractor Supply Company (“Respondent”) $1,350,000 for alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). As our readers are aware, the CCPA went into effect on January 1, 2022, with the aim of protecting the privacy of California
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Skechers U.S.A., Inc. (“Skechers”) was recently sued in Washington for alleged violation of its state email marketing law. As part of its defense in the email litigation proceeding, Skechers removed the case from state court to the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, where it will seek to have the Commercial
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Readers may recall a recent piece in which we discussed Texas Senate Bill 140 (“SB 140”), which resulted in sweeping amendments to Texas’ mini-Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). Readers familiar with that piece may also recall our guidance that these amendments do not contain an express exemption for text message-based solicitations to consumers who have
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Bipartisan support for legislation is rare to see in this political climate. One exception recently occurred with the enactment of the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act, which amended the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) for purposes of prohibiting the sale of “trigger leads.” Below, we discuss the practice of selling “trigger leads,” the Homebuyers Privacy Protection
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Readers of our blog may recall a piece from last year in which we discussed a Telephone Consumer Protection Act lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. At issue in Morris v. Lincare, Inc., among other things, was whether Morris’ prior express written consent provided to Lincare’s predecessor
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