January 21, 2019 The Office of Legal Counsel for the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has released an opinion updating the DOJ’s interpretation of the federal Wire Act. The new Wire Act opinion letter expands the scope of the Wire Act’s interstate prohibitions as they have existed since 2011. However, given the potentially drastic […]
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January 17, 2019 Washington D.C. is in the process of enacting the Structured Settlements and Automatic Renewal Protections Act of 2018 (the “Act”). In part, the automatic renewal law Act would place new restrictions on businesses that sell goods or services to consumers pursuant to a contract that automatically renews. What are the key provisions
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January 14, 2019 A nationwide class action lawsuit alleging violations of federal text messaging law has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida against a prominent Miami nightclub. The lawsuit claims that Diskolab, LLC’s (“Diskolab”) text messaging campaign was conducted in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
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January 11, 2019 We have been providing our blog readers with regular updates on the status of California State Bill AB-2546 (the “Bill”). The latest: As of November 30, 2018, the Bill officially died. The proposed email marketing Bill would have provided stricter requirements for commercial email that was sent either from California or to
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January 2, 2019 The number of Telephone Consumer Protect Act (“TCPA”) lawsuits filed each year is staggering. Given the prospect of crippling financial exposure that TCPA litigation presents, formulating a sound approach to both prevent and defend these actions must be an active and ongoing part of the business strategy of any company that contacts
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December 21, 2018 Yesterday, December 20, 2018, President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law. The Farm Bill received bipartisan support and was passed decisively by Congress with a vote of 369 to 47 in the House and 87 to 13 in the Senate. We have been closely watching the passage of the Farm
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December 19, 2018 Mobile App Lawyers Provide Legal Guidance for Mobile App Businesses Mobile applications, also referred to as “apps,” have become invaluable tools for businesses hoping to stay engaged with their customers in the mobile age. When developed properly, Apps can provide businesses with a relatively low-cost means of facilitating e-commerce transactions, delivering content,
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December 17, 2018 The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has released its anticipated report and order addressing calls placed to reassigned telephone numbers. Readers of this blog will recall that we had previously written about the FCC’s notice of proposed rulemaking concerning the planned creation of a reassigned numbers database and how it may affect compliance
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