Readers of our blog may recall a recent article in which we discussed two Florida class action lawsuits that significantly limited telemarketing companies’ exposure in cases alleging violations of the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (“FTSA”). Our readers likely are familiar with the common defenses available to companies facing FTSA class action claims, such as prior […]
As readers of our blog know, the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (“FTSA”) (Florida’s state law version of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”)) was amended in May 2023. While the FTSA amendments narrowed the FTSA’s scope and clarified some ambiguities, two recent Florida decisions discuss the applicability of the FTSA amendments, and serve to limit
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On May 4, 2023, the Florida State legislature passed the Florida Digital Bill of Rights (“SB 262”). If Governor DeSantis signs SB 262 into law, as expected, Florida will become the ninth state of the Union to enact its own comprehensive consumer privacy law. As our readership knows, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018
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About a year ago, the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (“FTSA”) went into effect. The law imposed additional restrictions on telemarketing beyond those contained in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) and created a state-based avenue for telemarketing litigation. Over the last year, FTSA lawsuits have changed the telemarketing landscape in Florida. The FTSA even inspired
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January 13, 2017 This week a Florida State Senator introduced proposed revisions to the State’s gaming laws intended to, among other things, regulate fantasy sports within the State of Florida. The bill proposes enacting the Fantasy Contest Amusement Act, intended to address fantasy sports contest-related consumer protection issues, with oversight responsibility to be vested
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January 14, 2016 Florida has cleared a key procedural hurdle in the State’s quest to legalize and regulate fantasy sports contests and their operators. Earlier this week, a Florida House subcommittee, the Business & Professions Subcommittee, passed a bill that would explicitly legalize fantasy sports contests under Florida state law, containing a regulatory framework that
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As previously discussed on this blog, North Carolina and Pennsylvania are at odds when it comes to the legality of Internet sweepstakes cafés. On Friday, the State of Florida’s made its stance on the matter clear. Coming on the heels of a scandal involving Internet sweepstakes cafés, which resulted in the Florida Lieutenant Governor’s resignation,
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