As our readers know, Washington’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act (“CEMA”) has become a fertile battleground for lawsuits involving CEMA email claims. Below, we discuss a complaint alleging CEMA email claims against a leather goods company and what you should do in the event that you become the target of a CEMA email lawsuit. CEMA Email […]
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As our readers know, lawsuits alleging illegal wiretapping claims against companies that collect consumers’ data continue unabated. Below, we discuss a recent favorable ruling dismissing California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) wiretapping claims against an e-commerce company. California Federal Court Dismisses Wiretapping Claim In Briskin v. Shopify Inc., Plaintiff asserted, among other things, illegal wiretapping claims against Shopify in violation of CIPA. While purchasing fitness apparel from a Shopify merchant, Plaintiff claimed that Shopify wiretapped his communications by collecting sensitive private information (including his
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Enacted in 1998, Washington’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act (“Washington Email Statute”) was aimed at curtailing consumers’ receipt of commercial email at a time when: (1) consumers had limited internet access; and (2) internet service providers typically charged for time spent accessing the internet. Despite its noble purpose, Washington’s Email Statute now is being used to
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Readers of this blog know that the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) declared that telemarketing calls utilizing artificial intelligence (“AI”) are subject to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (“TCPA”) restrictions on “artificial or prerecorded voice” transmissions. With the use of AI becoming more prevalent, several states have taken steps to regulate the use of AI in calls to consumers. Below, we discuss: (1) a few states that have regulated the use of AI
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Although originally adopted on February 16, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission again has decided to delay the effective date of its opt-out regulation until January 31, 2027. We discuss the reasoning for the most recent delay below. TCPA Opt-Out Regulation Delayed, Again Slated to go into effect on April 11, 2025, the FCC’s opt-out rule amended the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (“TCPA”) implementing regulations to require callers to treat opt-out requests in response to one type of message as applicable to all future calls/texts (“Opt-Out Regulation”). After
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In the past couple of years, we have seen an explosion in the number of demand letters and lawsuits involving alleged violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”). Oftentimes, recipients of a CIPA demand feel helpless, lacking a sense for both what the claimed wrongdoing is and how to appropriately defend themselves. A CIPA action may take a variety of forms, and having a basic
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Following the United States Supreme Court’s decision in McLaughlin v. McKesson, companies facing alleged Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) violations are able to challenge areas of the TCPA that had been relatively foreclosed by previous Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) interpretations or guidance. Post-McLaughlin, the most prevalent challenge has focused on the meaning of the term
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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), and a large grocery delivery service recently agreed to resolve allegations that the company, among other things, offered consumers free trials of its paid membership program but failed to disclose certain material post-trial program terms. Below, we discuss the FTC’s allegations in detail, the terms of the proposed settlement, and
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