Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) was signed into law in 1991 to curb the increase of annoying telemarketing practices. Though technology has rapidly evolved since then, the law has not. Congress and the FCC must update and clarify the TCPA to modernize the statute to protect businesses from the frivolous lawsuits from being filed under this outdated law.

FCC Comments on Text Message Transmitted Through An ATDS

These comments ask the Federal Communications Commission confirm that a business may clarify, in an opt-out confirmation message to the recipient, the scope of the recipient’s opt-out request…

News "How 6th Circ. May Resolve District Court TCPA Exception Split" Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

News TCPA Defendant Turns Tables, Scores $2.2M Verdict Against “Lawsuit Factory” Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

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News Serial Filer On The Hook For $286K In Defense Costs Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

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Research

TCPA Litigation Sprawl: A Study of the Sources and Targets of Recent TCPA Lawsuits

Engineered Liability: The Plaintiffs' Bar's Campaign to Expand Data Privacy and Security Litigation

The Trial Lawyer Underground: Covertly Lobbying the Executive Branch

The ILR Research Review - Spring 2015

The Juggernaut of TCPA Litigation: The Problems with Uncapped Statutory Damages

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Senior Vice President, Legal Reform Policy

Director, Legislative Affairs

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Blog Another Court Comes Around on Autodialers Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

Letters, Comments, Petitions ILR/CCMC/CTEC Comments in Support of TCPA Emergency Relief Petition re: COVID-19 COVID-19 Liability, Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

Letters, Comments, Petitions Comments to the FCC on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

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