June 7, 2016 On May 25, 2016, a federal jury in Utah reached a monumental verdict against an individual and three of his companies, finding that the Defendants committed over 117 million violations of the Telemarketing Sales Rule. How much could the federal government impose in civil penalties?
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March 21, 2016 Yesterday morning, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it had reached a settlement with Lilly Management and Marketing, LLC and its principal, Kevin Lawrence (together, “Defendants”). The FTC commenced an action against Defendants in the Middle District of Florida on March 16, 2016, alleging that the Defendants repeatedly and systematically violated
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November 23, 2015 Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC” or “Commission”) amended its Telemarketing Sales Rule (“TSR”) regulations to, among other things, add new outbound and inbound telemarketing payment method prohibitions. Which payment methods did the Commission ban?
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March 10, 2015 Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC” or “Commission”) announced its $7.5 million settlement with Allstar Marketing Group, LLC following allegations of Telemarketing Sales Rule (“TSR”) violations and unfair or deceptive business practices. The FTC’s investigation was conducted in conjunction with the New York State Office of the Attorney General, which
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January 22, 2015 In a case brought by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission back in 2009, the District Court for the Central District of Illinois found Dish Network L.L.C. (“Dish”) liable for tens of millions of calls that violated the Telemarketing Sales Rule (“TSR”). Telemarketing – Proceed with
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The Telemarketing Sales Rule (“TSR”), as amended, prohibits calls to consumers who have placed their phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. Since January 1, 2005, telemarketers, sellers and service providers, as those terms are defined by the TSR, are required to search the Registry at least once every thirty one (31) days
As evidence of the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) increased zeal to stem the tide of unsolicited commercial text message marketing, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently approved and entered a heavy-handed final judgment against Rentbro, Inc. and its principals. Among other things, the judgment compels Rentbro to pay to
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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently entered into multi-million dollar settlements shutting down the operations of several companies that allegedly used robocalls to contact consumers in order to trick them into paying upfront fees to get low credit card interest rates (which they ultimately never received). Background: The Robocalls and Purported Scam In lawsuits commenced
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