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Telemarketers Calling Selected Numbers Could Violate Robocall Law
By Alexis Kramer Posted Sept. 21, 2018, 4:55 PM Appeals court interprets autodialer broadly under robocall law Alleged robocaller loses summary judgment grant Businesses that use machines …
9th Circ. Saves Gym TCPA Suit After DC Circ. Ruling
By Dave Simpson Law360 (September 20, 2018, 9:01 PM EDT) — The Ninth Circuit on Thursday revived a proposed class action accusing gym chain Crunch …
9th Circ. Fells Order To Arbitrate T-Mobile TCPA Suit
By Joyce Hanson Law360 (April 6, 2018, 6:08 PM EDT) — The Ninth Circuit has shot down a lower court decision that sent toarbitration a …
The Charity Care Act
The Charity Care Act specifically requires hospitals to affirmatively screen all patients at or near the time of admission to the hospital to determine whether …
JPMorgan Inks $2.25M TCPA Deal Over Robocalls
By Bonnie Eslinger Law360 (February 23, 2018, 8:24 PM EST) — A Georgia federal court Friday was asked to preliminarily approve JPMorgan Chase Bank NA’s $2.25 million settlement …
Ex-wife Accuses Law Firm of Violating FDCPA
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County woman is suing a law firm, alleging violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Ampelia Barragan …
Whole Foods Overloads Supplements With B12, Suit Says
By Rachel Graf Law360, New York (January 22, 2018, 7:23 PM EST) — Whole Foods has been hit with a proposed class action in California alleging …
Hospital Can’t Pause TCPA Suit For Autodial Definition
By Ben Kochman Law360, New York (October 11, 2017, 7:36 PM EDT) — A federal judge on Tuesday nixed a California hospital’s bid to pause a …
Patient Hits Aetna With Privacy Class Action Over Letters
By Christopher Crosby Law360, New York (September 26, 2017, 8:18 PM EDT) — A California patient slapped Aetna Inc. with a proposed class action in federal …
Tesla Accused of Misusing Customer Information
FREMONT, Calif. (Tom Vacar/KTVU) – Tesla has just been sued in Federal Court for violating numerous federal statutes regarding customers’ credit and privacy rights. If this …