February 21, 2019 In a case pending before the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, the putative class representative has asked the Court to certify a class of people claiming violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). The class certification motion brings the TCPA case to a seminal inflection point […]
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February 20, 2019 On February 6, 2019, Mr. David Rebuck, Director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (the “Division” or “NJDGE”), notified Oddsshark.com and its operators that their promotion of illegal gaming sites violated Federal, and New Jersey State gambling marketing laws. In response to the notification, Oddsshark.com has posted an “ACCESS DENIED”
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February 15, 2019 A new bill, titled the “Washington Privacy Act” (“WPA”), was introduced in the Washington State Senate on January 18, 2019. If enacted, Washington would follow California, which passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) on June 28, 2018, as the second state to adopt a comprehensive privacy law. Several key provisions of
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February 14, 2019 In June, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) sought public comment on the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act (“CAN-SPAM”). At that time, it had been nearly 15 years since the passage of CAN-SPAM and the FTC was seeking public opinion on the costs, benefits, and regulatory impact that
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February 13, 2019 On February 7, 2019, Plaintiff Michael Seefeldt (“Seefeldt)” commenced a text message lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The named defendants are the Outfield Brew House, LLC d/b/a Budweiser Brew House (the “Brew House”) and Entertainment Consulting International, LLC (“ECI”). The Brew House is a
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February 7, 2019 Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it will be mailing over $6 million dollars in checks to consumers who purchased certain health-related products and services. This money will be returned to consumers per the terms of a settlement that the FTC reached with three individuals and 19 companies that
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January 31, 2019 On May 22, 2018, the State of Vermont enacted House Bill Number 764 (the “Bill”) to, among other things, regulate how Vermont data brokers collect consumer data and sell that information to third parties. The Bill went into effect on January 1, 2019, giving Vermont data brokers until January 31, 2019, to
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January 30, 2019 On January 22, 2019, Carol Mazzariol (“Plaintiff”) filed a putative Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) class action lawsuit against medical spa company, MedSpa Del Mar, LLC (“MedSpa”). The TCPA text message lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida and is captioned Carol N. Mazzariol
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