People have been playing in online fantasy sports leagues for a long time. When the federal government created a specific carve-out for fantasy sports in the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA) in 2006, paid money leagues became legal on a federal level for the first time. However, the ability to collect monetary prizes in […]
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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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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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In April, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) missed its deadline to submit proposed tobacco and e-cigarette regulations. The FDA has now set a new deadline of October 31st to release the promised e-cig regulations. In an effort to ensure that the new deadline is met, Attorneys General from 40 states have jointly submitted a
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In what may be the largest payment to settle an action brought pursuant to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), the Bank of America (“BOA”) will be paying over $32 Million in an effort to settle six pending TCPA class action litigation matters. The TCPA class action settlement, which must still be approved by a
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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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For the first time in its history, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently initiated an action against a debt collector for its allegedly unlawful use of debt collection text messages. Almost a month after filing its complaint in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, the FTC settled with the debt
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In a universe of cases which seem to endlessly expand the scope of TCPA liability, a breath of fresh air and common sense recently emanated from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Plaintiff’s TCPA Allegations In Friedman v. Torchmark Corporation; United American Insurance Company, et. al., Plaintiff alleged that Defendant
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