Sixth Circuit Says Informational Fax Isn’t an “Ad”–Sandusky v. Medco

…faxes to Sandusky Wellness Center, a health care provider, advising that many Sandusky patients had adopted Medco’s formulary, and encouraging Sandusky to prescribe “plan-preferred drugs”. Sandusky sued under the TCPA,…

The “Browsewrap”/”Clickwrap” Distinction Is Falling Apart

…or using the site or service [the customer] agree[s] to be legally bound by the agreement. Knutson received a few telemarketing calls during the trial period and sued, asserting TCPA

Catching Up on Section 230 Cases From the Past 18 Months

…1129 (S.D. Cal. Feb. 3, 2014). This is a TCPA text message case. Yahoo took an aggressive position that it qualified for Section 230(c)(2) because it sent an initial notification…

California Anti-Spam Law Doesn’t Require Sender’s Name In The ‘From’ Line or Domain Name

…the TCPA. The key question is whether an email is materially misleading. The federal CAN-SPAM cases set this as a standard. Given CAN-SPAM’s preemption of state statutes, this is a…

Shopkick Unable to Shake Text Spam Complaint — Huricks v. Shopkick

TCPA for Franchisees’ Text Message Campaign – Thomas v. Taco Bell Confirmatory Opt-Out Text Message Doesn’t Violate TCPA – Ibey v. Taco Bell Group Text Services Grapple with TCPA Class…

TCPA Claim Against Taco Bell Fails For Lack of Agency

…Judgment * Confirmatory Opt-out Text Message Not Actionable Under the TCPA — Ryabyshchuck v. Citibank * Franchisor Isn’t Liable Under the TCPA for Franchisees’ Text Message Campaign – Thomas v….

Path May Be Liable for Text-Spamming Users’ Contact Lists

…to SMS Messaging Survives Summary Judgment Confirmatory Opt-out Text Message Not Actionable Under the TCPA — Ryabyshchuck v. Citibank Confirmatory Opt-Out Text Message Doesn’t Violate TCPA – Ibey v. Taco…

Yahoo! Scores Significant Win in Email-to-SMS Lawsuit

…Text Message Not Actionable Under the TCPA — Ryabyshchuck v. Citibank Confirmatory Opt-Out Text Message Doesn’t Violate TCPA – Ibey v. Taco Bell Court Affirms Robust ISP Protection For Blocking…

TCPA Claim Over Yahoo!’s IM to SMS Messaging Survives Summary Judgment

…(S.D. Cal. Feb. 3, 2014). The complaint. Related posts: Confirmatory Opt-out Text Message Not Actionable Under the TCPA — Ryabyshchuck v. Citibank Confirmatory Opt-Out Text Message Doesn’t Violate TCPA –…

Spam Arrest’s Sender Agreement Fails Because Email Marketer’s Employees Lacked Authority–Spam Arrest v. Replacements (Forbes Cross-Post)

…of unconsented electronic marketing. The biggest hot-spot today is text message marketing litigation, where even a single unconsented SMS can support a Telephone Consumer Privacy Act (TCPA) claim. * The…